Incident management team formally asks Aberdeen's West End Dental Practice to close following Covid-19 outbreak

A spokesperson for the incident management team said: “NHS Grampian, the Health and Safety Executive and Aberdeen City Council’s Protective Services, have formally asked the independent West End Dental Practice to close following an outbreak of Covid-19 associated with the facility.

“An IMT has been formed to examine a small number of cases of Covid-19 associated with the facility. The closure has been requested to protect public health and allow further investigations to take place. Contact tracing is ongoing in relation to the outbreak.

“Our advice to residents in Grampian continues to be to have high vigilance for symptoms. If you have a continuous cough, fever or loss of taste or smell you should book a PCR test immediately and isolate, along with your household.

“Asymptomatic testing, for those without symptoms, remains available to everyone else at any point.

“If you are a patient of the practice and have a dental emergency between 6pm and 8am or at weekends, you should call NHS 24 on 111. During weekdays Monday to Friday between 8.05am - 6pm, please contact the NHS Grampian Dental Information and Advice Line (DIAL) on 0345 45 65 990 for help.”

The incident management team consists of various partners including Public Health Scotland, Aberdeen City Council, NHS Grampian and the Health and Safety Executive.