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Dentists: Want To Get Back In Activity | Israel today

2020-04-24T05:07:24.356Z


The Dental Association asks the Ministry of Health to allow its members to discontinue treatments due to the outbreak of the corona virus


The Dental Association wants to allow discontinued treatments due to the corona eruption • Yesterday we announced the intention of the Ministry of Health to allow urgent operations

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At the Federation of Dentists, they seek permission to have dental care, after about a month of only first aid treatments. Doctors say avoiding dental care is a "danger to public health."

Dr. Lior Katzap, chair of the Dental Association, said: "If the dentistry industry does not open immediately, it will cause harm to the public at both health and economic levels. Rejection of dental care and neglect of oral health will result in a return to routine, which will be complex and costly. More".

Significant: Non-urgent treatments will be available 

Yesterday I reported that the Ministry of Health plans to notify all hospitals and hospitals that on May 3, all surgical, elective and elective exams will be performed in all hospitals in Israel, as well as all dental and counseling sessions of specialist physicians and clinics. The four health funds - this is since the outbreak of the epidemic, hospitals and health funds have been completely banned from performing these non-urgent surgeries and treatments.

According to a draft circular by the Ministry of Health reached "Israel Today" in the first stage, it is possible to return up to 60% of non-urgent surgeries and emphasized that "alongside the steps to restore the graded activity to be taken, medical institutions must continue the training and preparation of all medical staff to treat the coronary wave patients expected In the future, and as aggravation or change in disease outbreak, at the regional or national level, new restrictions on medical activity will be imposed. " The draft circular is signed by Dr. Vered Ezra, head of the medical department at the Ministry of Health, and has been transferred to the hospital administrators in Israel for the last hour.

Dr. Ezra further noted that "The program is based on the fact that the health system, with its various parts, has a quick ability to respond to stress conditions, such as the spread or recurrence of the corona, and to rapidly reduce activity to evacuate medical, infrastructure, and inpatient beds for the benefit of treatment. In corona patients and restraining its spread. "

Source: israelhayom

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