Scenario V: Back to the Future: An optimal scenario for pandemic 2026 based on lessons from COVID-19.
Scenario V: Back to the Future: An optimal scenario for pandemic 2026 based on lessons from COVID-19.
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情景 V:回到未来:基于 COVID-19 的经验教训,针对 2026 年大流行的最佳情景。
DOI:
10.1002/jdd.12837
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Yelick,PamelaC
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作者:
Brownstein,SheriA;Fenesy,KimE;McLaren,Sean;vanderHoeven,Dharini;Walter,Ricardo;Yelick,PamelaC
The year is 2026, and the world is once again entrenched in a pandemic. An airborne RNA virus, suspected to have originated from zoonotic spillover from bats in Brazil, has spread across the globe. The virus is transmitted from person to person through close interactions via respiratory droplets. The incubation period for the virus is seven days and may result in blood-clotting, fever, and severe respiratory symptoms. Dental-related symptoms may include periodontal abscesses and tooth loss. Within a month of the first diagnosed case, effective tests including a blood test, a nasal swab, and a saliva test have been developed. Academic dental institutions are on the frontlines to administer these tests. A vaccine is also being tested using human trials but has not yet been released. Since the 2020 pandemic, dental schools have hired research faculty with expertise in virology. Collaborations among dental schools, their parent universities, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have devised salivary and crevicular fluid testing platforms that are readily adaptable for viral infections. Significant changes to the modus operandi of oral health providers have occurred during recent years. One positive change resulting from the last pandemic was the increased collaboration of dentistry with other healthcare professions. It began with oral health professionals joining forces with hospitals to share personal protective equipment and culminated with coadministering COVID-19 testing and vaccine delivery for the general public. These successful efforts instigated further collaboration among the health professions, with oral health professionals becoming more actively involved in the diagnosis and referral for treatment of diseases such as hypertension, drug addiction, and diabetes. Dental schools are now prepared to be on the front lines of fighting the new pandemic. Vaccinations are being administered by dental faculty members during regular oral health appointments.In this pandemic, academic dental institutions are listed as testing sites; oral health providers are collaborating as frontline workers in university hospitals; and dental school faculty and students are delivering off-site oral healthcare, particularly to populations at higher risk. Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts have increased academic dental institutions’ capacity to treat vulnerable populations. This increased equity has led to greater trust between