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Oral Health and COVID-19: Increasing the Need for Prevention and Access
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August 13 2020
Source: Prev Chronic Dis. 2020; 17 -
Alternative Title:Prev Chronic Dis
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Description: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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Pubmed ID:32790606
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7458118
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