Impact of the COVID ‐19 pandemic on dental surgery procedures performed by Maxillofacial surgeons in Brazil

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic arising from the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus all over Brazilian territory, exceeded 590 thousand deaths in September 2021 (https://covid.saude.gov.br/). Despite the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS) is the biggest public health system in the world covering dental care services, the country still faces an alarming epidemiological scenario, which has led to direct consequences for the performance of elective and/or emergency Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) procedures.
Source: Oral Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Source Type: research