Dental practice in COVID times: A review

Coronavirus originated from Wuhan, China in December 2019 was designated initially as an epidemic but later in a short period it was declared as a pandemic. Currently, this pandemic has spread to 210 countries. There is a steady increase in the number of people getting infected with COVID and a surg...

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Published inJournal of international oral health Vol. 12; no. 8; pp. 57 - 63
Main Authors Reddy, Sesha, Shetty, Shishir, Marei, Hesham, Abdelmagyd, Hossam, Khazi, Shakeel, Vannala, Venkataramana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications 01.11.2020
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Subjects
Analysis
Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dentistry
Epidemics
Infection control
Methods
Pandemics
Practice guidelines (Medicine)
Saliva
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
COVID-19
Dental Practice
Coronavirus
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Summary:Coronavirus originated from Wuhan, China in December 2019 was designated initially as an epidemic but later in a short period it was declared as a pandemic. Currently, this pandemic has spread to 210 countries. There is a steady increase in the number of people getting infected with COVID and a surge in mortality as well. It is an alarming situation for health-care professionals. Dental professionals, by the very nature of treatment (direct contact with the patient's mouth, saliva, aerosols, and droplets), carry a potential risk of getting infected or transmitting infection. Various associations have developed guidelines for an approach to the dental treatment in COVID crisis. With current knowledge, prevention and isolation seem to be the best method reiterating the old-age saying "Prevention is better than cure." In this review, we will discuss with the help of flowcharts various preventive measures to decrease the spread of infection and precautions for the dental practice.
ISSN:0976-7428
0976-1799
DOI:10.4103/jioh.jioh_212_20