To our valued patients,

Due to the increasing community transmission of COVID-19 and increasing restrictions on daily practices in Australia, dental clinics have been advised to limit the care they provide to treatment for dental emergencies and patients requiring urgent dental treatment only. A description of the conditions that qualify are listed below.

A dental emergency is a situation that requires immediate treatment. This can include: 

  • Facial swelling  
  • Facial trauma  

Both facial swelling and trauma have the potential to affect your airway. Immediate treatment should be sought for these conditions.  

Urgent dental treatment involves providing care for conditions that cause significant pain, infection or directly affect your health and wellbeing. This can include: 

  • Severe dental pain, usually affecting sleep  
  • An abscess or infection within the mouth 
  • Tooth fracture where the nerve becomes exposed  
  • Dental trauma from accidents or sports causing teeth to be knocked out or moved from their original place in the mouth 
  • Medically necessary dental treatment prior to medical or surgical procedures that cannot be delayed 
  • Dental conditions that if left untreated may become a dental emergency in 4-6 months. 

Important information 

It is important that you do not attend for treatment if you have been in contact with someone diagnosed with COIVD-19 or are experiencing symptoms including cough, fever, sore throat or difficulty in breathing. We ask you to please attend for treatment alone or bring along minimal additional persons.

Please be assured if you are attending for treatment, that under the guidance of the Australian Dental Association, Perouse Dental has implemented further infection control measures to keep you and us safe.

Although the treatments we can provide to you have been restricted for the time being, please know we are here to continue helping you care for your oral health. If you have a dental issue not listed above but are experiencing pain or it is affecting your wellbeing, please contact the practice and we will provide help where possible. Please contact the Perouse Dental team, if we do not answer, please leave a message and a member of the team will return your call as soon as possible.

Kind Regards,  

The Perouse Dental Team 

Phone: (02) 9399 7300

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