Dental Office Restrictions

Fiona Collins BDS, MBA, MA, FPFA

This podcast will discuss Dental Office Restrictions, Emergency and Urgent Care and Elective vs non-elective procedures, etc. (ADA info included), as well as the screening and handling of patients at the current time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learning objectives

After completing this podcast, listeners should be able to:

1. Review interim guidance on emergency care and office restrictions.
2. Describe methods to screen patients and what this screening should entail during the current pandemic.

References

• American Dental Association. Interim Guidance for Minimizing Risk of COVID-19 Transmission. Available at: https://www.ada.org/~/media/CPS/Files/COVID/ADA_COVID_Int_Guidance_Treat_Pts.pdf
• American Dental Association. What Constitutes a Dental Emergency? Available at: https://success.ada.org/~/media/CPS/Files/Open%20Files/ADA_COVID19_Dental_Emergency_DDS.pdf
• CDC. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Dental Settings. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/dental-settings.html
• CDC. Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). How COVID-19 Spreads. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html
• CDC. Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings. Basic Expectations for Safe Care. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/pdf/safe-care2.pdf
• CDC. Transmission-based Precautions. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/basics/transmission-based-precautions.html
• Glassman, P. (2016). Teledentistry: Improving oral health using telehealth-connected teams. University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved from: http://www.dental.pacific.edu/Documents/departments/pcsc/DQ_WhitePaper_Telehealth_081816.pdf
• Izzetti R, Nisi M, Gabriele M, Graziani F. COVID-19 Transmission in Dental Practice: Brief Review of Preventive Measures in Italy. J Dent Res. 2020 Apr 17:22034520920580. doi: 10.1177/0022034520920580. [Epub ahead of print]
• van Doremalen N, Bushmaker T, Morris DH, et al. Aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 as compared with SARS-CoV-1. N Engl J Med. 2020. Available at https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973