Revista de agentes antimicrobianos

Dental Practice in the Light of COVID-19

Abstract

Maha Fathy

The COVID-19 global pandemic represents a big challenge for dental practice allover the world. New fears are faced in an already feared profession. The primary moral response is to save lives, subsequently all routine dental care has been suspended and the dental schools has suspended all clinical requirements for dental students. Dental care is only provided for emergency and urgent cases. However, there is a need to re-open the dental practice and to provide necessary services while minimizing risk to patients and dental healthcare personnel. In this talk the following issues will be highlighted