Protecting your patients
Ministry of Health and Dental Council New Zealand Guidelines for Oral Health Practitioners
Latest update 31 August 2020
All oral health practitioners need to follow Ministry of Health and Dental Council New Zealand Guidelines for oral health services at COVID-19 Alert Level 2.
You can provide routine dental care and urgent or emergency dental care for those patients that fall into the low risk category.
You can provide only urgent or emergency care for patients that fall into the high risk category.
Page Resources
Guidelines for oral health services at COVID-19 Alert Level 2
Dental Council Infection Prevention and Control Practice Standard
ART - An evidence-based technique option for non-aerosol generating clinical practice
How to hand wash
PPE sequence for high risk patient
PPE video clip for high risk patient
Mask user seal
Medical management of acute dental pain
MoH: Advice for community health care workers
