Repercussions of post-Covid situations in world dental practice- A Review

Dentistry is facing its darkest hour yet, with the growth and spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Dental surgeons are at the highest risk of contracting and transmitting the Coronavirus, alongside paramedics, nurses, and other healthcare workers. Due to the characteristics of dental settings, the ri...

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Published inJournal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research Vol. 8; no. 7; pp. 99 - 103
Main Authors Thakkar, Bhushan, Singh, Anshu, Agroya, Pooja, Agroya, Archana, Thoke, Bhushan, Pandey, Pritee Rajkumar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amritsar Journal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research (JAMDSR) 01.07.2020
Subjects
Asymptomatic
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dental care
Dental health
Dentistry
Dentists
Disease transmission
Emergency medical care
Guidelines
Health care
Health care facilities
Health risks
Hospitals
Infectious diseases
Masks
Medical personnel
Medical supplies
Nosocomial infection
Nosocomial infections
Pandemics
Patients
Recovery (Medical)
Respiratory diseases
Risk
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viral diseases
Viruses
Zoonoses
United States > US
Europe
China
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Summary:Dentistry is facing its darkest hour yet, with the growth and spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Dental surgeons are at the highest risk of contracting and transmitting the Coronavirus, alongside paramedics, nurses, and other healthcare workers. Due to the characteristics of dental settings, the risk of cross infection between dental health care personnel (DHCP) and patients can be very high. Several dental care facilities in affected countries have been completely closed or have been only providing minimal treatment for emergency cases. However, there is lack of universal protocol or guidelines regulating the dental care provision to handle such a pandemic. This lack of guidelines can on one hand increase the nosocomial COVID-19 spread through dental health care facilities, and on the other hand deprive patients' in need of the required urgent dental care Guidelines for dental care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic were developed after considering the nature of COVID-19 pandemic, and were based on grouping the patients according to condition and need, and considering the procedures according to risk and benefit. In this review, we have outlined various guidelines; which will help in the management of dental care around the world during and after this COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN:2321-9599
DOI:10.21276/jamdsr