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Study looks at how to reduce aerosol treatments during a pandemic

The University of Salford and the ICE Postgraduate Dental Institute & Hospital are collaborating in a research project to gain an insight into strategies to mitigate the effect of Covid-19 during dental treatments requiring aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs).

When treatment is carried out using aerosol generating procedures, dentists are often put in a position where they are in close proximity of patients' mouths and upper respiratory tract. As the virus transmission occurs mostly by aerosols and droplets generated during such episodes, both the dental team and the patients are at a high risk of contracting COVID-19.

The study will be a partnership between the ICE Postgraduate Dental Institute and Hospital, and the University of Salford. The aim of the research is to create a lower risk of transmitting COVID-19 during treatments by controlling the dental environment when conducting AGPs, while additionally considering patient welfare.

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