Healthcare Information 2020

Dental emergencies have not gone away during the Covid 19 pandemic. Dentists are trying to maintain a service to the best of their abilities with several new challenges such as increased PPE. Unfortunately, dental emergency clinics which the HSE had announced have not yet materialised.In this episode, we speak to Dr. Richard Graham about the situation in Northern Ireland. Richard explains how the urgent dental care clinics are operating and shares his experience of working in these clinics under challenging conditions.Thank you to Richard for sharing his experience with us on a Saturday afternoon at the end of an extremely busy week.As always, please email rhennessydentist@gmail.com for more information, comment or feedback. If you have any topics that you think we should cover please get in touch. Please subscribe and share this podcast with anyone you think may be interested.Link to SDCEP guidelines- http://www.sdcep.org.uk/BDA press release- https://bda.org/news-centre/press-releases/Pages/NI-dentists-volunteer-in-huge-numbers-for-new-emergency-service.aspx

Dental services in Italy have been severely impacted due to the current outbreak. In this episode, we speak to Dr. Roberto Calvisi about the current situation for dentists in Italy in the hope that we can understand what may be ahead of us. Dr. Calvisi highlights the difficulty in accessing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and the high costs associated which will have implications for dentists in the future, as well as the effects on productivity. Dr. Calvisi also discusses how the crisis has affected his life outside of dentistry.Link the the ADA advice on dental emergencies here- https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2020-archive/march/ada-develops-guidance-on-dental-emergency-nonemergency-careThank you to Dr. Calvisi for taking the time to talk to us.Recorded March 25th.Please subscribe to this podcast for further updates.

Healthcare workers and the general public are increasingly concerned about what type of mask they should wear as a result of the Covid19 pandemic. This podcast is a response to the growing number of questions we have been dealing with in relation to masks. Many people are confused by the terminology which can be very complicated. In this first episode, we examine what types of mask are available and try to explain their benefits. This should help you to understand more about whether you should wear a mask, and if so what type to wear.Concise summary at the beginning for busy healthcare workers.Further information please contact rhennessydentist@gmail.com