Encyclopedia (Jun 2021)

COVID-19 and Dentistry

  • Hugh Devlin,
  • Parisa Soltani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia1020041
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 2
pp. 496 – 504

Abstract

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Dentistry is a healthcare profession requiring close contacts between the dental practitioner and the patient. In particular, many dental procedures generate aerosols and droplets which are proved to be the major transmission route for COVID-19.

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