Slow Dentistry in Post Coronavirus 19 Era: Clinical Practice, Education and Well-being
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2020
Yazarlar: Nurcan Gülsüm BUDUNELİ, Fusun Ozer, Saynur Vardar-Sengul, Zeynep Burcin Gonen, Figen Cizmeci Senel, Aylin Baysan, Sema S Hakki
Acta Scientific Dental Scienecs, Uluslararası, 2020, cilt 4, ss 68-77
DOI: 10.31080/asds.2020.04.0985
Özet
Objective: This review aims to critically evaluate the guidelines with respect to slow dentistry in clinical practice, education and well-being for staff and students in the post COVID-19 era. Subject:According to the data released on 14 October, cases of COVID-19 have been spotted in 215 different countries, with 38,688,225 total cases, 1,095,492 deaths and 29,035,243 recoveries.Since presence of asymptomatic infected cases is an unfortunate reality with COVID-19 and creating aerosols is a common occurrence in dentistry, the risk of cross-infection is high for patients and healthcare providers during dental procedures. Results:Clinicians have treated emergency cases only to prevent possible spread of the virus at the beginning of the pandemic and during the lockdowns in various countries.The Disease Control and Prevention Centers have announced strict infection control protocols.Aerosol creating procedures are conducted preferentially in separate clinics with additional control measures and with longer intervals between patients to ensure a slow and safe re-opening. Conclusion:The critical training of dental teams including students regarding the infection control procedures is of utmost importance.The 'slow movement' is another solution to manage the post-COVID-19 to provide the optimum patient care and student learning experiences.In addition, well-being of dental teams and students are paramount during these unprecedented times.