Dental Healthcare Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

The hustle and bustle of the planet Earth have come to a halt thanks to the novel coronavirus. The virus has affected approximately 219 million people globally; taken the lives of 4.55 million patients as of September 2021; and created an ambiance of fear, social distancing, and economic instability...

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Autores principales:	Rabia Tariq Butt, Omer Sefvan Janjua, Sana Mehmood Qureshi, Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Julia Guerrero-Gironés, Francisco J. Rodríguez-Lozano, Muhammad Sohail Zafar
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	SARS-CoV-2 dentistry dental treatment coronavirus Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0a80874bc9dc4de4944e059ed76c702d2021-11-11T16:09:58ZDental Healthcare Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic10.3390/ijerph1821110081660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/0a80874bc9dc4de4944e059ed76c702d2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11008https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601The hustle and bustle of the planet Earth have come to a halt thanks to the novel coronavirus. The virus has affected approximately 219 million people globally; taken the lives of 4.55 million patients as of September 2021; and created an ambiance of fear, social distancing, and economic instability. The purpose of this review article is to trace the historical origin and evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus is highly contagious with a unique feature of rapid mutations—the scientific research is paving the way for discoveries regarding novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) diagnosis, features, prevention, and vaccination. The connections between the coronavirus pandemic and dental practices are essential because COVID-19 is transmitted by aerosols, fomites, and respiratory droplets, which are also produced during dental procedures, putting both the patient and the dentist at risk. The main emphasis of this paper is to highlight the psychological, economic, and social impact of this pandemic on dental practices throughout the world and under what circumstances and guidelines can dental health care be provided. In the current situation of the pandemic, an appropriate screening tool must be established either by using rapid molecular testing or saliva point-of-care technology, which will be effective in identifying as well as isolating the potential contacts and carriers in hopes to contain and mitigate infection. The blessing in disguise is that this virus has united the leaders, scientists, health care providers, and people of all professions from all around the world to fight against a common enemy.Rabia Tariq ButtOmer Sefvan JanjuaSana Mehmood QureshiMuhammad Saad ShaikhJulia Guerrero-GironésFrancisco J. Rodríguez-LozanoMuhammad Sohail ZafarMDPI AGarticleSARS-CoV-2dentistrydental treatmentcoronavirusMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11008, p 11008 (2021)
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description	The hustle and bustle of the planet Earth have come to a halt thanks to the novel coronavirus. The virus has affected approximately 219 million people globally; taken the lives of 4.55 million patients as of September 2021; and created an ambiance of fear, social distancing, and economic instability. The purpose of this review article is to trace the historical origin and evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus is highly contagious with a unique feature of rapid mutations—the scientific research is paving the way for discoveries regarding novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) diagnosis, features, prevention, and vaccination. The connections between the coronavirus pandemic and dental practices are essential because COVID-19 is transmitted by aerosols, fomites, and respiratory droplets, which are also produced during dental procedures, putting both the patient and the dentist at risk. The main emphasis of this paper is to highlight the psychological, economic, and social impact of this pandemic on dental practices throughout the world and under what circumstances and guidelines can dental health care be provided. In the current situation of the pandemic, an appropriate screening tool must be established either by using rapid molecular testing or saliva point-of-care technology, which will be effective in identifying as well as isolating the potential contacts and carriers in hopes to contain and mitigate infection. The blessing in disguise is that this virus has united the leaders, scientists, health care providers, and people of all professions from all around the world to fight against a common enemy.
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Dental Healthcare Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

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