Novel COVID-19 Intersections with Dentistry: Approaches to protection
Author(s) -
Sílvia Vanessa Lourenço,
João Vítor Ziroldo Lopes,
Gustavo Henrique Pereira Boog,
Lucas Albuquerque Chinelatto,
Flávio Hojaij
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1989-5488
DOI - 10.4317/jced.57307
Subject(s) - personal protective equipment , covid-19 , medicine , infection control , scopus , dentistry , population , pandemic , dental care , health care , medline , family medicine , medical emergency , disease , environmental health , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
COVID-19 outbreak brought many challenges to the society and to health care systems. Health care professionals in dental practices are a high-risk population, due to close contact to saliva and aerosols. Specific guidance for those professionals is essential to control disease transmission and guarantee dentist's health.
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