Denplan invests £2m in PPE to help member dentists return to work safely

The company has announced that it is investing £2 million to provide essential, fully-certified¹, personal protective equipment (PPE) to help its Denplan member dentists get safely back to work and protect and care for their patients.

As part of its support for member dentists, Denplan has been hosting the UK’s largest ever online dental lecture series in partnership with Dental Update.

As the UK's leading dental payment plan specialist, Denplan has more than two million customers with around 6,700 member dentists, as well as serving over 2,700 companies with Denplan employee benefit schemes.

However, all dental practices have been closed for normal routine dental care since the Coronavirus lockdown started on 23 March, which has created a significant impact on practices, their patients, and access to oral healthcare across the UK.

Although a definitive date is currently unknown, there is increasing speculation that practices will reopen in the near future now that the COVID-19 national lockdown restrictions are being eased in some sectors. Denplan has made the decision to invest in PPE now, as part of a number of support measures put in place since lockdown to help their Denplan dental practices survive in these difficult times, make sure they can reopen safely, and also to ensure that their patients are confident to start attending appointments again.