This document supplements the Infection Prevention and Control Practice Standard and provides risk management principles for oral health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This must be read in conjunction with Ministry of Health and COVID-19 government guidance.
This standard applies when providing oral health services alongside the Aotearoa New Zealand COVID-19 protection framework (also referred to as the traffic light system, across all levels) and other government, national or regional restrictions.
Guidelines for using telehealth in dentistry during the COVID-19 alert level response (17 April 2020)
Rules for electronic prescriptions to support virtual care in the community (31 March 2020)
MOH extension of temporary prescription waivers during COVID-19 (14 December 2021)