COVID-19 and dentistry – safety issues regarding doctor and patient situation in time of vaccine availability

According to the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute the 76% of dentists that completed the survey on March 27, 2020 declared that their practices remained open but only to emergency patients and 19% of dentists reported that they had completely closed down their ofces [1]. During su...

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Published in:Medycyna pracy 2021-12, Vol.72 (6), p.729-737
Main Authors: Pietrzak, Patrycja, Hanke, Wojciech
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Asymptomatic
Body temperature
Coronaviruses
covid-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Dentistry
Dentists
Disease transmission
Emergency medical care
Epidemiology
Immunization
infection
Infections
Pandemics
Patients
prevention
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
vaccine
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Summary:According to the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute the 76% of dentists that completed the survey on March 27, 2020 declared that their practices remained open but only to emergency patients and 19% of dentists reported that they had completely closed down their ofces [1]. During such an evaluation the following matters should be taken into consideration: risk involving COVID-19 infection and general health status assessment with regard to the dental condition: * emergency care classifcation: patients with dental condition that may impede swallowing, breathing or result in an uncontrolled bleeding); * urgent/emergent care: patients with dental condition that is characterized by the consistent presence of an infection/pain or with dental condition that may be a potential reason for immediate intervention); * elective care: patients who need general dental procedures that do not impede basic function or involve pain symptoms. First step is the patient's registration. [...]if the patient is in a emergency state and the body temperature is >37.9°C, then one should inform the Sanitary-Epidemiological Station and proceed in accordance with the instructions given, including transferring the patient to the local isolation ward in a hospital.
ISSN:0465-5893
2353-1339
DOI:10.13075/mp.5893.01140