Dental care and personal protective measures for dentists and non-dental health care workers
Autor
Patil, Shankargouda
Hussain Moafa, Ibtisam
Bhandi, Shilpa
Abdurabu Jafer, Mohammed
Saeed Khan, Samar
Khan, Shahrukh
Carroll, William B.
Habib Awan, Kamran
Institución
Resumen
COVID-19 infection not only poses significant risks to health
care workers, but to dentists and dental health care workers,
owing to the potential prolonged exposure and proximity to
patients. This holds true for non-dentist health care workers
who often in the setting of emergency departments and urgent care centers are tasked with addressing oral symptoms
including abscesses, damaged teeth, jaw injuries and other
dental urgencies. Infection control practice guidelines were
evaluated for COVID-19 infection prevention in a dental setting. In this brief review, protective measures to reduce the
risk of COVID-19 infection for dentists and non-dentist health
care providers will be introduced. This includes patient evaluation, personal and patient protective equipment use, sterilization and disinfection protocols.