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Editorial
. 2022 May;153(5):399-402.
doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2021.12.011. Epub 2022 Jan 24.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 screening to augment dental office and patient safety

Cecile A Feldman, Janine Fredericks-Younger, Gayathri Subramanian, Maria Laura Gennaro, Modupe O Coker, Daniel H Fine
Editorial

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 screening to augment dental office and patient safety

Cecile A Feldman et al. J Am Dent Assoc. 2022 May.
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A window of opportunity. Point-of-care (POC) antigen testing can detect a high percentage of potentially infectious asymptomatic workers and patients, thereby minimizing transmission risk and increasing workers' and patients' sense of safety. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) viral testing, perceived to be more accurate than antigen tests, also can be used in a dental office to identify potentially infectious workers and patients; but PCR testing likely also will identify those who are not infectious but have subthreshold viral loads or remnant viral particles.
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