{"id":1816,"date":"2020-09-21T16:22:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T09:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shinodadental.com\/?p=1816"},"modified":"2020-09-21T16:45:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T09:45:51","slug":"dentistry-in-the-covid-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shinodadental.com\/ja\/dentistry-in-the-covid-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID\u30d1\u30f3\u30c7\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u4e0b\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u6b6f\u79d1\u533b\u7642\uff1a\u6b6f\u79d1\u8a3a\u7642\u6240\u306e\u518d\u958b"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you run a dental practice, you have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as have been many other medical practices across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, we take a look at everything you need to know about your dentistry practice during these times of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the steps you will need to put in place to ensure the reopening of dental practices across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n

This article is particularly important because, unlike other medical practices, Dentistry in the COVID Pandemic seems to be one of the practices that place patients and the healthcare workers at the highest risk of contracting the novel coronavirus. The primary reason why we\u2019d recommend reading this article as you plan to reopen your dental practice is because of the aerosol transmission of the coronavirus<\/span><\/a>\/ severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the one thing that has significantly impacted the delivery of dental care services, hence the stoppage of the provision of some medications, as well as dental therapies.<\/span><\/p>\n

As dental professionals work on the reopening of dental practices, the methods and equipment used in dentistry come under fire, and the decision to and reopen your dental practice means that you need to pay more attention to your processes. Basically, dentistry practices involve the use of ultrasonic, rotary, as well as the laser-based instruments. All these instruments will produce water-based aerosols every time\/ day they are used in the routine treatments for patients, which isn\u2019t a good thing. All the aerosols generated will result in a build-up, reaching other patients and the healthcare workers in no time. Coronavirus is transmitted\/ spread via and visible droplets and the invisible aerosols.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, with the generation of aerosols an inevitable part of the dentistry process, you need to make sure that you come up with ways of making sure that your dentistry treatments are done in a way that does not risk others’ health patients everyone else working at your dental practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

As you work on ways of reopening COVID\u30d1\u30f3\u30c7\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u6b6f\u79d1\u533b\u7642<\/strong>, you also need to keep in mind that because of the production of aerosols during all dentistry work, dental procedures are regarded by the CDC (US Centers for Disease Control and Occupational Safety and Health Administration) as one of the highest risk procedures when it comes to the spread of coronavirus and all other respiratory viruses. But it doesn\u2019t mean that you shouldn\u2019t be thinking of reopening your dental practice. Instead, it means that you need to practice extra care during all dental procedures to ensure your worker’s and patients’ protection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the recommendations regarding the reopening of dental practices include the cessation or postponing of dentistry services\/ appointments, screening of all patients before any dental treatments, and the deployment of engineering controls to block or remove the virus from the aerosols through stringent use of personal protective equipment\/ gear.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before we look at some of the practical tips and guides that you could follow to ensure that the reopening of dental practices is done right, let\u2019s first look at the cost of reopening dental practices during a post-COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n