Author: MacDonald, David S. MacDonald; Colosi, Dan C.; Mupparapu, Muralidhar; Kumar, Verdana; Shintaku, Werner H.; Mansur, Ahmad
Title: Guidelines for Oral and Maxillofacial Imaging: COVID-19 Considerations Cord-id: 8ojah695 Document date: 2020_10_26
ID: 8ojah695
Snippet: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the current COVID-19 pandemic, is not only highly infectious but can induce serious outcomes in vulnerable individuals including dental patients and dental health care providers (DHCP). Responses to COVID-19 have been published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Dental Association but a more specific response is required for the safe practice of oral and maxillofacial radiology. We aim to review the current knowledge of how the diseas
Document: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the current COVID-19 pandemic, is not only highly infectious but can induce serious outcomes in vulnerable individuals including dental patients and dental health care providers (DHCP). Responses to COVID-19 have been published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Dental Association but a more specific response is required for the safe practice of oral and maxillofacial radiology. We aim to review the current knowledge of how the disease threatens patients and DHCPs and how to determine which patients are likely to be SARS-Cov-2 infected; consider how the use of personal protective equipment and infection control measures based on current best practices and science can reduce the risk of disease transmission during radiologic procedures; and examine how intraoral radiography, with its potentially greater risk of spreading the disease, might be replaced by extraoral radiographic techniques for certain diagnostic tasks. This is complemented by a flowchart that can be displayed in all dental offices.
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