Emergency dental procedure at CMC Ludhiana during lockdown

Ludhiana: During this lockdown period many things we have taken for granted has opened our eyes to the importance of such events. One such area is dentistry. Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, one area which was strictly prohibited from practice is dentistry, because of the close proximity of the clinician to the patient and due to the aerosol produced by the various equipment’s associated with dentistry. Therefore, right from the beginning almost all the clinics were closed and only pain management through antibiotics and pain killers was done.
As a tertiary hospital, with one of the leading dental colleges (Christian Dental College - CDC) in education and patient care, at CMC, Ludhiana emergency dental OPD is operational from the beginning of lockdown. These services are provided as per the protocol advised by the various statutory bodies and by a dedicated team of medical and dental team. For any emergency dental services, public can contact CDC through this mobile number – 98764 95391, said an official relese issued by the hospital today.