Post COVID-19 lockdown: measures and practices for dental institutes
| Autor: | Wael Talaat, Natheer H Al-Rawi, Waseem Jerjes, Saad Wahby Al Bayatti, Sausan Al Kawas, Basheer Salman, A B Rani Samsudin, Zaid Hamdoon |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Dental practice
Infectious Disease Transmission Patient-to-Professional Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Risk of COVID-19 transmission Pneumonia Viral Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Dental Facilities Review Post COVID-19 03 medical and health sciences Betacoronavirus 0302 clinical medicine stomatognathic system Health care Medicine Healthcare workers Humans 030212 general & internal medicine General Dentistry Pandemics Shift schedule Aerosols business.industry SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 medicine.disease Ventilation lcsh:RK1-715 stomatognathic diseases lcsh:Dentistry 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Dental institutes Dentistry Workforce Oral and maxillofacial surgery Viral spread Medical emergency business Protective measures Coronavirus Infections |
| Zdroj: | BMC Oral Health BMC Oral Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1472-6831 |
| Popis: | Resuming regular clinical activities at dental premises after the COVID-19 lockdown period or post COVID-19 is likely to be a challenge for all dental institutes. When returning to the dental practice or training, staff and students alike should abide by the new rules and regulations. In the process of controlling viral spread, clinical dental facilities face a higher risk of disease transmission among patients as well as clinical and non-clinical staff. Aerosols formation and diffusion into the surrounding air can be a real concern of viral transmission, if no protective measures are established. We aim in this review to present the currently implemented measures and propose changes in clinical dental facilities to minimize the risk of transmission. Dental professionals should be prepared to treat every patient as a suspected COVID-19 carrier and be ready to receive and manage an overwhelming number of patients. We suggest that dental practices establish a sensible workforce shift schedule, improve ventilation levels, reduce dental aerosol generating procedures, and develop a comprehensive guidance to Healthcare Workers to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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