Reducing Covid-19 risk during dentist appointments

The study, 'Dental Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Aerosolization of SARS-CoV-2', explained, “The potential nosocomial spread of pathogens including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) through oral fluid aerosolization provides a significant risk to patients, dentists, and oral health care teams. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, extensive constraints have been placed on dentistry worldwide, with a particular focus on aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) (World Health Organization 2020). These constraints affect widely upon dentistry delivery in practices/offices and on multioccupancy teaching clinics. There is a paucity of robust data supporting some of these restrictions; it is essential to investigate the efficacy of mitigation strategies and the requirement for fallow time between patients.”