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Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río
versão On-line ISSN 1561-3194
Resumo
AGUILAR SALAS, Víctor Marcel e FEBRES, Elena Victoria Benavides. Attitude towards COVID-19 in routine dental practice. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2020, vol.24, n.3 Epub 01-Maio-2020. ISSN 1561-3194.
Introduction:
the main way of transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, is through small droplets of saliva expelled when breathing, speaking, coughing or sneezing. The dental professional is exposed to the spread of infection by working directly with the mucous membranes.
Objective:
to describe the management of patients in the dental surgery.
Development:
165 articles published between January and March 2020 in PubMed and National Health Commission guidelines were reviewed. Considering the criteria related to dental care. The information obtained agrees that the best way to avoid contagion and spread is prevention through the adequate identification of patient, personal protection, cleaning, disinfection and waste management.
Conclusions:
the dental professional plays an important role in preventing transmission by the correct procedures of biosecurity and protection standards.
Palavras-chave : CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; HAND HYGIENE; CONTAINMENT OF BIOHAZARDS; DENTAL STAFF.
