Challenges and possible solutions in dental practice during and post COVID-19.

Challenges and possible solutions in dental practice during and post COVID-19.

Jayachandra Bhumireddy, Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni, Sivakumar Nuvvula

The pandemic outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) created a significant impact on the oral healthcare profession, and dentists are reported to have a higher risk of transmission. Aerosols and droplets are considered as primary reasons for the transmission of this infectious disease. Quality dental treatment may not be possible without the interference of aerosols in daily dental practice. However, dental societies and healthcare communities around the globe developed various protocols and algorithms with standard infection control protocols. Nevertheless, many unanswerable questions strike in dentist minds to start the dental practice during or post COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, this review focuses on the common issues that raises in daily clinical practice and possible solutions.

2021

Challenges, recommendations, covid-19, aerosols, Dentistry

10.1007/s11356-020-10983-x

Environmental science and pollution research international