Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: April-June | Volume: 5 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 1-4
Safety & Preventive Measures for Dental Health Care Professionals on COVID-19
Jasmine Marwaha1, Kianor Shah2
1Co-founder, Global Outreach Journal of Dental Research & Education, Patiala, Punjab, India
2Practicing Dentist and Researcher, Southern California, USA
Corresponding Author: Jasmine Marwaha
ABSTRACT
Newly discovered coronavirus is a causative agent for infectious Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which emerged in December 2019. Its mode of spread is primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It is spreading quickly throughout the world. There are no prophylactic vaccines for COVID-19 at this time. So the need of the hour is to prevent such Pandemic disease affecting more lives. Dental health care professionals are at greater risk as they work in close proximity to patients. They are more prone to aerosol infections. Dentists should follow standard precautions to protect themselves from this virus. This article aims to provide all safety & preventive measures which can be taken by dental health care professionals while providing urgent dental care to the patients.
Keywords: COVID-19, Corona Virus, Pandemic, Dental Professionals, Safety Measures