[Routine Epidemic Prevention and Control and Treatment Process Reengineering of Outpatient Dental Care].
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
; 52(3): 485-488, 2021 May.
Article
in Chinese
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1239177
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the most severe global public health emergency in over a hundred years. We have collected and organized prevention and control information from China and other counties and used it as an important reference for designing routine epidemic prevention and control measures and treatment process reengineering of outpatient dental services. Suggestions are made in the following aspects standard precaution is adopted for all patients based on situational risk assessment conducted by the medical staffs; transmission-based precautions are adopted in addition while caring for patients who are suspected of or have been confirmed of having infectious diseases, in which scenario, standard precautions may not be enough; regarding clinical services, the triage process should be further improved, clinical service delivery areas should be redesigned to maximize safe distances, minimally invasive dentistry procedures should be prioritized for treatment, and postponement of treatment should be recommended appropriately; infection prevention and control guidelines should be regularly updated and relevant trainings provided to the medical staffs accordingly; COVID-19 incidents associated with delivery of dental care should be documented and evaluated; it is also important to communicate with Chinese and international colleagues and stress research and professional training.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Outpatients
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
20210560306
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