Recommendations for a safety dental care management during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
subject: Coronavirus infection, Virus Diseases, Pneumonia, Viral, Pandemics, Dental care, SARS virus
description: As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted mainly through droplets, sneezes and aerosols, there is a high risk of transmission during dental procedures. This report describes measures that can be adopted by oral healthcare personnel to minimize the risk of cross-contamination in clinical practice during the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
creator: Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho, Vanessa Tavares de Gois-Santos, Carolina Santos Souza Tavares, Elisama Gomes Magalhães de Melo, Edmundo Marques do Nascimento Júnior, Victor Santana Santos
source: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
publisher: Pan American Health Organization
date: 2020
language: EN, ES, PT
identifier: DOI: 10.26633/RPSP.2020.51
coverage: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, Public aspects of medicine, Medicine