Abstract

IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON DENTAL PRACTICE: A REVIEW

*Dr. Tulika Rani Roy, Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. A. K Tripathi

Abstract

The corona virus disease (COVID-19) is a major concern these days. As a dentist we are on tremendous risk of COVID-19 infections. The splatter and aerosols that is produced during the various dental procedures leads to the transmission of virus. It can also occur through the droplets during coughing, sneezing and talking, and directly or indirectly from the saliva of infected individual. As this virus is very contagious by nature so the effect of its pandemic burst has become very challenging to the clinicians. This article presents a review of COVID-19 and it’s consequences in dental health care practice during and after the pandemic.

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