Face-touching Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Self-inoculation and transmission potentials
Conclusion: Findings suggest both dental hygiene and dental students frequently touch their faces in non-clinical settings and need to be aware of this unconscious behavior. Given the significance of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to identify and quantify known risk factors that can be easily addressed to prevent/reduce infection transmission.PMID:34654714
Source: Journal of Dental Hygiene - Category: Dentistry Authors: R Constance Wiener Alcinda K Trickett Shockey Christopher Waters Ruchi Bhandari Source Type: research
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