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ReviewInternational dental journal2021

COVID-19 Management in Clinical Dental Care Part III: Patients and the Dental Office.

Paulo Melo, Patricia Manarte-Monteiro, Nélio Veiga, André Brandão de Almeida, Pedro Mesquita

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Review in International dental journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Self-reported factors for improving patient's dental care: A pilot study.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2022
    Article
  3. COVID-19 in dental care: What do we know?Journal of oral microbiology · 2021
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Paulo MeloEpiUnit, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: paulomelopt@gmail.com.
Patricia Manarte-MonteiroDepartment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal.
Nélio VeigaFaculty Dental Medicine - Universidade Católica Portuguesa; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS) - Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal.
André Brandão de AlmeidaLisbon Paediatric Dentistry Service (SOL) - Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML), Lisboa, Portugal.
Pedro MesquitaFaculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic dramatically changed all aspects of life. In the context of clinical dental care, a significant number of new recommendations have been implemented to comply with public health policies, ensuring the safety of dental care professionals, staff, and patients and preventing further spread of the virus. This article is the third in a series of 3 on the management of COVID-19 in clinical dental care and presents a set of recommendations and standards to be implemented in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. These include remote contact with all patients for triage and guidance before scheduling a clinical visit to know if they have COVID symptoms or are positive for COVID, if they belong to a risk group, and if there is a suggestion that aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) will be required during their visit. It also reviews additional precautionary measures in the waiting room and reception area, where the environment is reorganised to protect patients and clinical staff, avoiding situations that could result in cross contamination. The dental office operates under a strict set of guidelines, namely, use of personal protective equipment by professionals, contact with patients, a strategy to avoid aerosol-generating procedures, as well as disinfection procedures for the dental office before, during, and after each patient visit. The implementation of these protocols to mitigate cross infection and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the dental office will help improve safety and restore the confidence required to provide dental care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19PandemicsDental CareDental OfficesHumansInfection ControlSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Cross infectionDental officeInfection controlPatient safety

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PMID33736867
PMCPMC7836949

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