How dental activity has changed following COVID-19: a single-center experience.
Journal
Minerva dental and oral science
ISSN: 2724-6337
Titre abrégé: Minerva Dent Oral Sci
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 101778009
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2022
Apr 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
27
7
2021
medline:
20
5
2022
entrez:
26
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
COVID-19 outbreak had an extremely relevant impact on dental activity. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a previously unseen change in terms of procedures, organization of patient flow, and personal protective equipment (PPE) employed led to a reorganization of all the aspects of patient management. The aim of the present study was to report and compare current dental activity with pre-COVID era. Data on the dental activity in the period from 9 During the lockdown, dental activity was reduced by almost the 90%, although emergencies and urgent treatments were still performed in a high number of patients. In the six months comprised between March and September 2020, the overall activity decreased by the 50% compared to the same period of the previous year. The access to the department was modified in order to guarantee a safe patient flow. Triage and temperature measurement were performed in all patients to exclude both the presence of symptoms and potential contact with infected subjects. Moreover, appointments were scheduled every 45 minutes, and the waiting rooms reorganized. A higher number of PPE items was employed by dental health care workers. Overall, the measures adopted appear effective in guaranteeing a safe dental activity both for patients and dental health care workers.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
COVID-19 outbreak had an extremely relevant impact on dental activity. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a previously unseen change in terms of procedures, organization of patient flow, and personal protective equipment (PPE) employed led to a reorganization of all the aspects of patient management. The aim of the present study was to report and compare current dental activity with pre-COVID era.
METHODS
METHODS
Data on the dental activity in the period from 9
RESULTS
RESULTS
During the lockdown, dental activity was reduced by almost the 90%, although emergencies and urgent treatments were still performed in a high number of patients. In the six months comprised between March and September 2020, the overall activity decreased by the 50% compared to the same period of the previous year. The access to the department was modified in order to guarantee a safe patient flow. Triage and temperature measurement were performed in all patients to exclude both the presence of symptoms and potential contact with infected subjects. Moreover, appointments were scheduled every 45 minutes, and the waiting rooms reorganized. A higher number of PPE items was employed by dental health care workers.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Overall, the measures adopted appear effective in guaranteeing a safe dental activity both for patients and dental health care workers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34309349
pii: S2724-6329.21.04548-4
doi: 10.23736/S2724-6329.21.04548-4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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