{"id":1700,"date":"2020-03-25T12:47:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T12:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1700"},"modified":"2020-03-25T12:47:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T12:47:39","slug":"covid-19-urgent-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/covid-19-urgent-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 Urgent Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Covid-19 Update 25th March - Brightside Dental\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AqFz-_lCvxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dr Paarth Darbar Gives Advice On Dental Visits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is with a\nheavy heart that I have to inform you the practice is closed for new bookings\nuntil further notice. This is in line with the safety of our patients and team\nmembers health being our highest priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of\nthe rapid progress of Coronavirus, we are only currently able to provide urgent\nand emergency dental care.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are able to send&nbsp;prescription&nbsp;requests to Clockwork\nPharmacy for collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our opening\nhours are currently very restricted. If you need to contact us, the best method\nis by email, to which we can reply even if not at the practice. We have an out\nof hours phone answering service who will pass on messages to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note,\nall existing appointments are cancelled until at least Tuesday 14th April. We\nare currently unable to book any new appointments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will keep\nyou updated on changes in legislation and working patterns depending on the\nprogress of the infection. There is a possibility, we may be advised to fully\nclose the practice for a period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All patients\nwho are members of the practice, will have their monthly payments stopped until\nfurther notice. Anyone who has paid in advance for treatment or a deposit will\nremain in credit. If you would prefer to receive a refund, please let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will still help our patients where possible. If\nyou need any dental advice or have a concern, please send us an email and we\nwill offer advice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are putting\nin place the option to arrange a video consultation with us to discuss your\ndental needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be\nregular posts on our social medial pages, where there will be the most up to\ndate information and practice news; along with advice on taking care of your\nmouth in the best way to try and avoid dental problems while we can&#8217;t see you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find us on\nFacebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBrightsideDentalUK&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C4dcb5fd472534b581c9d08d7d02b7be8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637206757485382502&amp;sdata=nved7owTBZ7WHYmN7OYNZgCB0no8py0ekPDEPNvNSII%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.facebook.com\/BrightsideDentalUK<\/a> and Instagram\nat <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fbrightsiden11%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C4dcb5fd472534b581c9d08d7d02b7be8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637206757485392495&amp;sdata=xQoldRrVIgtQp5RTL43t7VWAd1%2B%2BbWsnGm17%2FGOG1j4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.instagram.com\/brightsiden11\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are really grateful for all the positive messages and support from our patients and rally appreciate your understanding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>I have no hesitation that once this temporary situation is resolved, Brightside Dental will be back stronger and better to provide the service and care you expect from us. <br><br>Take care and stay safe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ketan and The Brightside Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you the practice is closed for new bookings until further notice. This is in line with the safety of our patients and team members health being our highest priority. As a result of the rapid progress of Coronavirus, we are only currently able to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/covid-19-urgent-update\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Covid-19 Urgent Update<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1700\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}