Clinical protocols in dental practice: Post-COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic, still on the growth curve, has had a devastating effect on the dental health sector for the past 3 months. This has become an area of enormous concern for the dentists professionally and the patients in terms of dental health. Dentistry at this point needs a complete structura...

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Published inJournal of conservative dentistry Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 408 - 410
Main Authors Hegde, Mithra, Qaiser, Shazeena, Hegde, Nidarsh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2019
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Subjects
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Cross infection
Dental health
Dentistry
Dentists
Health aspects
Infection control
Invited Review
Medical practice
Pandemics
Povidone
Prevention
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic, still on the growth curve, has had a devastating effect on the dental health sector for the past 3 months. This has become an area of enormous concern for the dentists professionally and the patients in terms of dental health. Dentistry at this point needs a complete structural change to prevent cross-infection among the patients and dentists owing to the unique characteristic of a dental health-care setting as well as to offer a sense of safety and security to the patients. This article highlights the salient points to be considered for the post-COVID phase in dentistry.
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ISSN:0972-0707
0974-5203
DOI:10.4103/JCD.JCD_287_20