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Challenges of dentistry in Coronavirus pandemic
Yessy Andriani Fauziah1, Mohamad Rulianto2, Deka Bagus Binarsa3.
In 2020, a new type of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was spread around global. The increasing spread of acute coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) respiratory tract infections that caused by coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) world- wide has raised concerns, preventions and control of SAR-CoV-2 from both the scientific community and the general public. While many specific precaution to stop the spread of respiratory viruses are being carried out, other transmission lines that are poorly understood must also be considered and addressed to reduce further spread. Dentist must be handling dental management treatment and provides guidelines to protect themselves, their colleagues and their patients against COVID-19 infection in dealing with such a pandemic situation. They are a high-risk medical career and one of the most vulnerable to coronavirus transmission. In dentistry, there are so many systems and acts that are fragile and have the ability for coronavirus transmission. In addition to infection management, several aspects of COVID-19 contribute to dentist, including preventing and management treatment care. There are also a number of dentists who are comfortable with clinical features that influence the orofacial zone.
Affiliation:
- Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Muhammadiyah Malang University, Indonesia
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