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Preprocedural Pool Testing Strategy for Dentistry during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s) -

Fahad Umer,

Aysha Arif

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

jdr clinical and translational research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.86

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 2380-0852

pISSN - 2380-0844

DOI - 10.1177/2380084421989693

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , pandemic , infection control , covid-19 , protocol (science) , personal protective equipment , isolation (microbiology) , test (biology) , diagnostic test , dentistry , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , disease , surgery , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , paleontology , alternative medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) put the dental health care professionals (DHCPs) at a greater risk for acquiring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. In late June 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised elective dental procedures provision to asymptomatic patients while mandating strict infection control protocol and suggested the use of preprocedural testing as an adjunct. A cost-effective method for mass preprocedural testing is pool testing, which has specificity and sensitivity similar to polymerase chain reaction. This article aims to assess the outcomes and utility of incorporating preprocedural testing protocol for SARS-CoV-2 in dental clinics before providing AGPs.

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