The Role of the Dental Surgeon in Controlling the Dissemination of COVID-19: A Literature Review
| Autor: | Régida Cléa da Silva Batista, Luciana Gominho, Antonio Carlos Moura, Marcely Cassimiro, Caio Vinícius Batista de Arruda, Diana Santana de Albuquerque, Kaline Romeiro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Science Population Dentists Oral Surgical Procedures Pneumonia Viral Disease Review Article Risk Assessment General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Malaise 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Professional Role stomatognathic system Pandemic Sore throat medicine media_common.cataloged_instance Infection control Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Dental surgeon Pandemics General Environmental Science media_common education.field_of_study business.industry COVID-19 030206 dentistry General Medicine respiratory tract diseases stomatognathic diseases Family medicine Etiology Medicine Patient Safety medicine.symptom Safety business Coronavirus Infections |
| Zdroj: | The Scientific World Journal The Scientific World Journal, Vol 2020 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1537-744X |
| Popis: | As early as December 2019 in the province of Hubei, China, contamination of patients with pneumonia of an unknown etiology occurred. These patients presented with symptoms such as coughing, sore throat, malaise, diarrhea, high fever, and dyspnea. This emerging disease was named COVID-19 due to being part of the group of coronaviruses (CoVs) belonging to the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae, in the Coronaviridae family and in the Nidovirales order. COVID-19 is most commonly transmitted through speech, coughing, sneezing, and salivary sputum. Because dental professionals work closely with the oral cavity, it is imperative that infection prevention controls are strictly adhered to. It is important that the dental profession treats patients while also limiting the possible contamination through the production of aerosol in the dental environment. Furthermore, the dental professional also has a key role in raising awareness and guidance amongst the population concerning COVID-19 related biosafety measures. This literature review aims to inform dental professionals about the COVID-19 pandemic and to present the implications of the virus to the dentist. Dental professionals are considered to be at high risk for contracting SARS-CoV-2. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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