COVID-19: Present and Future Challenges for Dental Practice
COVID-19: Present and Future Challenges for Dental Practice
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DOI：
10.3390/ijerph17093151
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发表时间：
2020-05-01
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通讯作者：
Abu-Hammad, Osama
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作者：
Dar-Odeh, Najla;Babkair, Hamzah;Abu-Hammad, Osama
COVID-19被世界卫生组织宣布为大流行病，病死率可能高达8%。该疾病是由SARS-CoV-2引起的，它是冠状病毒之一。意识到与这种疾病相关的后果的严重性及其高传播率，美国牙科协会等监管机构指示牙医停止为牙科患者提供治疗，但有紧急投诉的患者除外。这主要是为了保护牙科保健人员、他们的家人、接触者和他们的病人免受病毒传播，以及保存急需的个人防护设备。牙医在任何时候都应该严格遵守交叉感染控制协议，但特别是在这个关键时刻，他们应该尽最大努力决定需要牙科治疗的紧急病例。牙医也应该了解这种流行病与他们职业的最新关系，以便做好导向和准备。本综述将讨论与COVID-19大流行有关的几个问题，这些问题在预防、治疗和口面临床表现方面与牙科实践直接相关。
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, with a high fatality rate that may reach 8%. The disease is caused by SARS-CoV-2 which is one of the coronaviruses. Realizing the severity of outcomes associated with this disease and its high rate of transmission, dentists were instructed by regulatory authorities, such as the American Dental Association, to stop providing treatment to dental patients except those who have emergency complaints. This was mainly for protection of dental healthcare personnel, their families, contacts, and their patients from the transmission of virus, and also to preserve the much-needed supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE). Dentists at all times should competently follow cross-infection control protocols, but particularly during this critical time, they should do their best to decide on the emergency cases that are indicated for dental treatment. Dentists should also be updated on how this pandemic is related to their profession in order to be well oriented and prepared. This overview will address several issues concerned with the COVID-19 pandemic that directly relate to dental practice in terms of prevention, treatment, and orofacial clinical manifestations.