Optimizing Safe Dental Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations Based on a Guide Developed for Dental Practices in China

Frontiers in Medicine

Shuman Cai¹  Lijun Jiang¹  Wei Xia¹  Mianyan Zeng¹  Li Li¹  Cuixia Xu¹  Xiao Chen¹  Xiaoyan Zou¹  Pei Chen²  Mingdeng Rong² 

[1] Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China;null;

关键词: COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    infection control;    dental clinics;    public health;    prevention;    disinfection;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2021.619357

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The current global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is still exerting severe global implications, and its development in various regions is complex and variable. The high risk of cross-infection poses a great challenge to the dental practice environment; it is therefore urgent to develop a set of pandemic prevention measures to ensure dental practice safety during the COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, we combined the epidemiological characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), public emergency measures for COVID-19, characteristics of dental practice, and relevant literature reports to develop a set of dynamic practice measures for dental practices in high-, medium-, and low-risk areas affected by COVID-19. This will help dental practices to achieve standard prevention and ensure their safe and smooth operation during the pandemic. It is hoped that these measures will provide a reference basis for dental hospitals and dental clinics in their care and pandemic prevention work.

【 授权许可】

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