SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in a Dental Practice in Spain: After the Outbreak

Author

Dadlani, Shashi

Source

International Journal of Dentistry

Issue

Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2020-06-29

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Dental

Abstract EN

The World Health Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, due to a virus named SARS-CoV-2 discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

Many countries have been hit hard including Spain, with the highest number of healthcare workers being infected (>50,000).

A lack of personal protective equipment and protocols at the time of the outbreak led to many fatalities.

Although few of these healthcare workers are dental professionals, this community required protective measures as well.

Fortunately, there are no reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in dental practices.

Dental professionals were advised only to treat dental emergencies, and such cases were screened via telephone to maintain social distancing.

Nevertheless, new protocols and measures are needed as dental professionals return to normal practice after weeks of confinement in many countries.

Relatively, few articles have discussed the management of dental practice during the SARS-CoV-2 with no known articles on postpandemic outbreak guidelines.

Though some protocols and measures are the same, there are also many differences.

Here, we describe protocols and measures for dental practice in Spain in accordance with the Spanish Health Ministry.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Dadlani, Shashi. 2020. SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in a Dental Practice in Spain: After the Outbreak. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169699

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Dadlani, Shashi. SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in a Dental Practice in Spain: After the Outbreak. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169699

American Medical Association (AMA)

Dadlani, Shashi. SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in a Dental Practice in Spain: After the Outbreak. International Journal of Dentistry. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169699

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1169699