Dentistry and coronavirus (COVID-19)-moral decision-making
Dentistry and coronavirus (COVID-19)-moral decision-making
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DOI：
10.1038/s41415-020-1482-1
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发表时间：
2020-04-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Coulthard, Paul
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作者：
Coulthard, Paul
新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）对卫生专业和系统提出了挑战，并在世界各地引发了不同的反应速度和反应类型。牙科专业人员在预防COVID-19传播方面的作用至关重要。虽然在疫情期间，经历COVID-19疫情的国家暂停了所有常规牙科护理，但优先需要由配备适当个人防护设备的团队提供有组织的紧急护理。牙科专业人员也可以为医疗保健做出贡献。临床和支持服务的重大和快速重组并不简单。牙科专业人员感到有道德责任减少常规护理，因为担心在患者和其他人中传播COVID-19，但可以理解的是，他们担心经济后果。在网上和社交媒体上可获得的信息爆炸式增长的情况下，很难确定可靠的研究证据和指导，但必须做出道德决定。
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has challenged health professions and systems and has evoked different speeds of reaction and types of response around the world. The role of dental professionals in preventing the transmission of COVID-19 is critically important. While all routine dental care has been suspended in countries experiencing COVID-19 disease during the period of pandemic, the need for organised urgent care delivered by teams provided with appropriate personal protective equipment takes priority. Dental professionals can also contribute to medical care. Major and rapid reorganisation of both clinical and support services is not straightforward. Dental professionals felt a moral duty to reduce routine care for fear of spreading COVID-19 among their patients and beyond, but were understandably concerned about the financial consequences. Amidst the explosion of information available online and through social media, it is difficult to identify reliable research evidence and guidance, but moral decisions must be made.