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Review
. 2021 Jan 30;11(1):1-5.
doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_325_20. eCollection 2021 Jan-Feb.

Protection Measures, Dental Education, and Covid-19 Spread: A Brief Narrative Review

Silvia D'Agostino  1 , Luca D'Agostino  2 , Marco Dolci  1
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Protection Measures, Dental Education, and Covid-19 Spread: A Brief Narrative Review

Silvia D'Agostino et al. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. .

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate and check the international literature for Covid-19 prevention and dental education.

Materials and methods: A review of the international literature was performed, including articles in English about different aspects of transmission, preventive actions, and educational topics.

Results: As a result, it seems that the better way to avoid contagion was represented by the use of personal protective equipment and handwashing in conjunction with social distancing and treatment limitation.

Conclusions: Dental treatment limitation to emergencies, social distancing, and online teaching seemed to be the key to limit the Covid-19 outbreak, although there was no evidence of a universal guideline. This suggests that we have to establish general guidelines to avoid a second rush of contagion and limit the spread of infection in the future.

Keywords: Covid-19 prevention; dental education; dentistry.

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There are no conflicts of interest.

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