Oral Health and COVID-19: Increasing the Need for Prevention and Access.
Prev Chronic Dis
; 17: E82, 2020 08 13.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32790606
ABSTRACT
Populations disproportionately affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are also at higher risk for oral diseases and experience oral health and oral health care disparities at higher rates. COVID-19 has led to closure and reduced hours of dental practices except for emergency and urgent services, limiting routine care and prevention. Dental care includes aerosol-generating procedures that can increase viral transmission. The pandemic offers an opportunity for the dental profession to shift more toward nonaerosolizing, prevention-centric approaches to care and away from surgical interventions. Regulatory barrier changes to oral health care access during the pandemic could have a favorable impact if sustained into the future.
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01-internacional
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1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Higiene
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Saúde Bucal
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Pandemias
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Betacoronavirus
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prev Chronic Dis
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article