Dental team and infection control for the COVID ‑19: (A short review of the current guidelines)

Conclusion: Individuals with ‘possible’ or ‘confirmed’ COVID‑19 should not be seen for routinedental care. Multi ‑step approach should begin before the patient arrives on the office and includesguidance regarding their arrival and it should be completed duration of the affected patient ’spresence in the practice. Accurate travel history, fever or history of fever, acute respiratory infectionand severe respiratory infection without fever requiring hospitalization should be checked by staffvia patients telephoning to make an appointment and finally the primary infection control goal isto prevent transmission of disease. These treatment guidelines are based on very limited evidencefrom the literature and should be revised as soon as more evidence about the infection controladvices for dental team regarding COVID ‑19.Key Words: COVID ‑19, dental team, guideline, infection control
Source: Dental Research Journal - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research