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Unlike in England, many dental practices in Wales have remained open during the pandemic to provide emergency care. Over 16,500 patients have been seen in\-practice by dentists in Wales since mid\-March, with a further 180,000 patients being assessed remotely by phone or video.


87 of Wales’ 400 optometry practices have also kept their doors open during the pandemic, providing urgent and essential eye care to over 19,000 patients through in\-practice and remote consultations.


Optometry and dental practices have been able to increase service provision from 22nd June, reintroducing additional procedures for those patients most in need. Further services will be gradually reinstated. Those who have experienced serious problems during the lockdown period, and those with urgent care needs, will be prioritised as practices work towards returning to normal service.


Patients should not expect business as usual however as it is likely to be some time before the full range of services – including those dental procedures that generate aerosols that can spread the virus – will be reintroduced. Due to the need for social distancing and infection control, practices will also operate well below previous capacity during this phase.


Exact provision will vary by practice and patients will be contacted when routine appointments can resume. Due to the anticipated significant demand on the system, patients are asked not to contact their practice for routine appointments at this time. 


Welsh Government will continue to work with health boards and NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership to ensure practices can access appropriate levels of Personal Protective Equipment.


Health Minister Vaughan Gething said:



> Restoring services is a complex process. We have kept the situation under review throughout the pandemic and ensured continued access to emergency care for those who have needed it. Now that the level of coronavirus in our communities is stabilising, we can restart some non\-urgent services in a cautious and phased way.
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> We are working closely with the relevant professional bodies and are confident that Wales’ dentists and optometrists will continue to follow strict measures, including social distancing, to protect staff and patients. While we are not yet back to business as usual, we would urge those requiring treatment to ensure that they access it to prevent longer\-term concerns.


Optometrist Annette Dobbs runs a practice in Barry:



> We have put in place a comprehensive training programme so our staff are prepared for the new way of working. We have PPE supplies, Perspex screens in our reception areas and social distancing markers on the floor. We’ll be operating an appointment\-only system for now, ensuring we can maintain the right degree of infection control between patients. We are really looking forward to seeing more of our patients return to the practice.


Dentist Jeremy Williams of Rosehill Dental Practice in Conwy said:



> We have remained open throughout the pandemic, providing urgent care to over 400 patients. Now we’re starting to contact other patients to establish what their care needs are. That will enable us to prioritise initial treatment for those who most need it. We understand some patients may feel a little anxious about starting to access services again. We want to reassure them that we have put in place a range of measures within the practice so they can feel comfortable returning to us for treatment.


Anyone requiring urgent dental treatment or assessment should call NHS 111\.







Translation:


 
Yn wahanol i Loegr, mae llawer o bractisau deintyddiaeth yng Nghymru wedi parhau ar agor i ddarparu gofal brys yn ystod y pandemig. Mae dros 16,500 o gleifion wedi cael eu gweld gan ddeintyddion mewn practisau yng Nghymru ers canol mis Mawrth, ac mae 180,000 yn rhagor wedi cael eu hasesu o bell dros y ffôn neu drwy gyswllt fideo.  


Mae 87 o’r 400 o bractisau optometreg yng Nghymru wedi parhau ar agor yn ystod y pandemig hefyd, gan ddarparu gofal brys a hanfodol i dros 19,000 o gleifion.  


Mae practisau optometreg a deintyddiaeth yng Nghymru wedi cynyddu eu darpariaeth o wasanaethau ers 22 Mehefin, gan ddechrau ailgynnig triniaethau ychwanegol i gleifion sydd â’r angen mwyaf. Bydd rhagor o wasanaethau’n ailddechrau’n raddol. Bydd y rheini sydd wedi cael problemau difrifol yn ystod cyfnod y cyfyngiadau llym, a’r rheini sydd ag anghenion gofal brys, yn cael eu blaenoriaethu wrth i bractisau symud at ddarparu eu gwasanaethau arferol unwaith yn rhagor.


Fodd bynnag, ni ddylai cleifion ddisgwyl sefyllfa lle y bydd hi’n fusnes fel arfer, gan ei bod yn debygol y bydd yn cymryd amser cyn y gellir cynnig yr ystod lawn o wasanaethau \- gan gynnwys y triniaethau deintyddol sy’n cynhyrchu chwistrell o ddiferion mân a allai ledaenu’r feirws. Oherwydd yr angen i gadw pellter cymdeithasol a rheoli’r haint, bydd practisau hefyd, yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, yn gweithredu ar gapasiti llawer is na’u capasiti blaenorol.


Bydd yr union hyn a ddarperir yn amrywio o bractis i bractis, a bydd practisau’n cysylltu â’u cleifion pan fyddant yn ailddechrau cynnig apwyntiadau rheolaidd. Gan ein bod yn rhagweld y bydd galw sylweddol ar y system, rydym yn gofyn i gleifion beidio â chysylltu â’u practis i gael apwyntiadau rheolaidd am y tro. 


Bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i weithio gyda byrddau iechyd a Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru i sicrhau bod practisau’n gallu cael gafael ar y lefelau priodol o Gyfarpar Diogelu Personol.


Dywedodd y Gweinidog Iechyd, Vaughan Gething:



> Bydd ailddechrau gwasanaethau’n broses gymhleth. Rydyn ni wedi parhau i adolygu’r sefyllfa drwy gydol cyfnod y pandemig, er mwyn sicrhau bod gofal brys ar gael i’r rheini yr oedd ei angen arnyn nhw. Nawr bod lefel y coronafeirws yn ein cymunedau’n dechrau sefydlogi, rydyn ni’n mynd ati’n ofalus i ailddechrau fesul cam rai gwasanaethau nad ydyn nhw’n rhai brys.
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> Rydyn ni’n cydweithio’n agos gyda’r cyrff proffesiynol perthnasol, ac rydyn ni’n hyderus y bydd deintyddion ac optometryddion yng Nghymru yn parhau i gadw at fesurau llym, gan gynnwys cadw pellter cymdeithasol, er mwyn diogelu staff a chleifion. Er nad na allwn ni ddychwelyd i sefyllfa o fusnes fel arfer eto, rydyn ni’n annog y rheini y mae angen triniaeth arnyn nhw i sicrhau eu bod yn ei chael er mwyn osgoi anawsterau gwaeth yn y tymor hir.


Disgrifiodd Annette Dobbs, optometrydd yn y Barri, sut mae hi wedi bod yn paratoi ar gyfer ailagor ei phractis:



> Rydyn ni wedi darparu rhaglen hyfforddiant gynhwysfawr er mwyn sicrhau bod ein holl staff wedi paratoi’n llawn ar gyfer y ffordd newydd o weithio. Mae gennym yr holl PPE cywir ar gyfer ein staff, rydyn ni wedi gosod sgriniau persbecs yn ardal y dderbynfa a marciau pellter ar y llawr. Byddwn ni’n gweithredu system apwyntiadau’n unig, yn ein galluogi i reoli’r haint mewn modd priodol, gan ddiheintio offer a fframiau ac ati rhwng apwyntiadau. Rydyn ni’n edrych ymlaen at ddechrau gweld ein cleifion unwaith yn rhagor.


Dywedodd y deintydd Jeremy Williams o bractis Rosehill yng Nghonwy:



> Rydym wedi aros ar agor drwy gydol y pandemig, gan ddarparu gofal brys i dros 400 o gleifion. Nawr, rydyn ni'n dechrau cysylltu â chleifion eraill i ganfod beth yw eu hanghenion gofal. Bydd hynny'n ein galluogi i flaenoriaethu triniaeth gychwynnol ar gyfer y rhai sydd ei hangen fwyaf. Deallwn y bydd rhai cleifion yn teimlo ychydig yn bryderus ynghylch dechrau defnyddio gwasanaethau eto. Rydym am eu sicrhau ein bod wedi rhoi ystod o fesurau ar waith o fewn y practis fel y gallant deimlo'n gyfforddus yn dychwelyd atom am driniaeth.


Dylai unrhyw sydd ag angen triniaeth neu asesiad deintyddol frys ffonio’r GIG ar 111\.