COVID-19 and Dentistry

Hugh Devlin; Parisa Soltani

doi:10.3390/encyclopedia1020041

Encyclopedia (Jun 2021)

COVID-19 and Dentistry

Hugh Devlin,
Parisa Soltani

Affiliations

Hugh Devlin: Division of Dentistry, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Parisa Soltani: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Dental Implants Research Center, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746, Iran

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

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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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ISSN: 2673-8392 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/encyclopedia

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