Introduction:

COVID-19 modified the protocols of social behavior and health systems. dental care maintained emergency assistance and other limited treatments with strict compliance with biosafety measures as they are the most exposed health personnel.

Objective:

to analyze the conditions and risks of dental care in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods:

a systematic bibliographic review was carried out to develop a reflective analysis of the subject in the PubMed, SciELO Cuba, Cumed and Google Scholar databases, articles from the last five years and 23 studies with 100% updating were selected. The keywords used were: training, COVID-19, medical education. After the identification of the preselected studies, the titles and abstracts were read to verify their relevance to the study.

Development:

general aspects related to the COVID-19 disease, the research carried out on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its incidence in the conditions of the dental office are specified.

Conclusions:

the information about the conditions and risks of dental care in times of the COVID-19 pandemic essential to maintain dental cares with sufficient information, responsibility and avoiding contagion.

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