Dental radiographic procedures during COVID-19 outbreak and normalization period: recommendations on infection control

Dental professionals have always been meticulous about infection control due to high risk of cross-contamination during dental procedures. Nevertheless, there is an urgent need to review and revise our current practice of infection control and develop more strict protocols that will prevent nosocomi...

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Autores principales: Ilhan, Betul, Bayrakdar, İbrahim Sevki, Orhan, Kaan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Singapore 2020
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32601787
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11282-020-00460-z
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description Dental professionals have always been meticulous about infection control due to high risk of cross-contamination during dental procedures. Nevertheless, there is an urgent need to review and revise our current practice of infection control and develop more strict protocols that will prevent nosocomial spread of infection during COVID-19 outbreak and future pandemics. The risk of contamination is high during dental radiography if proper disinfection techniques are not applied. This document provides advice and guidance for infection control when practicing dental radiography during COVID-19 pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-73238802020-06-30 Dental radiographic procedures during COVID-19 outbreak and normalization period: recommendations on infection control Ilhan, Betul Bayrakdar, İbrahim Sevki Orhan, Kaan Oral Radiol Rapid Communication Dental professionals have always been meticulous about infection control due to high risk of cross-contamination during dental procedures. Nevertheless, there is an urgent need to review and revise our current practice of infection control and develop more strict protocols that will prevent nosocomial spread of infection during COVID-19 outbreak and future pandemics. The risk of contamination is high during dental radiography if proper disinfection techniques are not applied. This document provides advice and guidance for infection control when practicing dental radiography during COVID-19 pandemic. Springer Singapore 2020-06-29 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7323880/ /pubmed/32601787 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11282-020-00460-z Text en © Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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Dental radiographic procedures during COVID-19 outbreak and normalization period: recommendations on infection control
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323880/
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