Dentists in Glasgow have been warned they could face legal action for treating patients with non-urgent needs during lockdown.
As dental practices prepare to reopen, those in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area yesterday received a letter from the board’s oral health directorate threatening to report to the police dentists who breached lockdown measures.
The communique said that the NHS could “consider referral to the police or to the General Dental Council if there is evidence to suggest that there is a breach of lockdown measures in relation to non-urgent dental care being undertaken”.
While the health board does not hold any jurisdiction over private dental practices, all other practices which are partly or fully publicly-funded must approach the health board ahead of reopening.
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