COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana.

COVID-19 Delivery of Health Care / trends Dentistry / trends Ghana Humans Infection Control / trends Oral Health / trends Practice Patterns, Dentists' / trends SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 Dental Practice Dentistry Ghana Pandemic

Journal

Ghana medical journal
ISSN: 2616-163X
Titre abrégé: Ghana Med J
Pays: Ghana
ID NLM: 0073210

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Historique:
entrez: 12 5 2021
pubmed: 13 5 2021
medline: 21 5 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems and their provision of care has globally been challenged, including the delivery of Oral healthcare. In Ghana, it has become imperative that healthcare delivery including the practice of Dentistry and its sub-specialties be re-oriented in our peculiar setting to ensure minimal risk of spread of the infection. This article discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the practice of Dentistry in the country.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.15 PMID: 33976448 PMC: PMC8087368
pubmed: 33976448
doi: 10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.15
pii: jGMJ.v54.i4s.pg100
pmc: PMC8087368
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

100-103

Informations de copyright

Copyright © The Author(s).

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of interest: None declared

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Auteurs

Sandra A Hewlett (SA)

Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Ghana Dental School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

Paa Kwesi Blankson (PK)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.

Akua B Konadu (AB)

Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Ghana Dental School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.

Kofi Osei-Tutu (K)

Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Ghana Dental School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Dental Department, Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Takoradi, Ghana.

Dennis Aprese (D)

Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Ghana Dental School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

Maxwell Adjei (M)

Dental Department, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.

Alfred E Yawson (AE)

Department of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

Peter Donkor (P)

Department of Surgery, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Ebenezer A Nyako (EA)

Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Ghana Dental School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

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Classifications MeSH

questionsmedicales.fr › Maladies de l'appareil respiratoire › Infections de l'appareil respiratoire › Pneumopathie infectieuse › Pneumopathie virale › COVID-19 › COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana.
questionsmedicales.fr › Qualité, accès, évaluation des soins de santé › Prestations des soins de santé › COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana.
questionsmedicales.fr › Professions de santé › Odontologie › COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana.
questionsmedicales.fr › Régions géographiques › Afrique › Afrique subsaharienne › Afrique de l'Ouest › Ghana › COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana.
questionsmedicales.fr › Eucaryotes › Animaux › Chordés › Vertébrés › Mammifères › Eutheria › Primates › Haplorhini › Catarrhini › Hominidae › Humains › COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana.
questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Santé publique › Pratiques en santé publique › Contrôle des maladies transmissibles › Prévention des infections › COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana.
questionsmedicales.fr › Caractéristiques de la population › Santé › Santé buccodentaire › COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana.
questionsmedicales.fr › Qualité, accès, évaluation des soins de santé › Prestations des soins de santé › Modèles de pratique odontologique › COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana.
questionsmedicales.fr › Virus › Virus à ARN › Virus à ARN à brin positif › Nidovirales › Coronaviridae › Coronavirus › Betacoronavirus › Virus du SRAS › SARS-CoV-2 › COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana.