Emergency Dental Procedures During COVID19

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Attending To Emergency Dental Procedures During
COVID19 Outbreak

• Curie Health

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Dental Associations

• Various dental associations around the world have
  asked dentists to suspend any dental procedures
  unless emergency in their dental clinics.
• Most dentists around the globe are therefore only
  carrying out emergency procedures which need to
  be carried out immediately.

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Precautions to be taken by dentist

• The precautions to be taken by any dentist (and
  member of staff present during the treatment
  procedure) who is treating a patient are as
  follows
• Place multiple advisories and signs within and
  around the clinic to educate patients about
  hygiene practices such as hand wash procedure,
  coughing or sneezing etiquette, disposal of used
  tissues etc.

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• Always ask the patient about recent travel
  history outside or within the country. Include
  this in the patient records.
• Watch out and question regarding the various
  symptoms of COVID19, however mild it may be and
  record this in the patient chart.

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• Take a note of all vitals of the patient
  including body temperature and re-schedule the
  appointment if a COVID19 infection is suspected
  from the history, symptoms or clinical findings.
• Immediately inform the concerned governing
  authorities in case of a suspected patient.

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• Get detailed contact information of the person
  and record this in their charts.
• Physical barriers such as a glass partition
  should be installed in the reception, waiting
  areas, doctors cabin etc.
• Wear the appropriate PPE (Personal Protective
  Equipment) . This includes a surgical or N95 mask
  , eye protective goggles, face shield, disposable
  gown etc.

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• Use a rubber dam isolation wherever possible.
  This will reduce chances of exposure to
  infectious agents.
• Always use a high speed evacuation to get rid of
  the aerosols produced during the treatment
  procedure.
• Autoclave sterilize all your instruments and hand
  piece following a dental procedure.

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• Prior to commencing a treatment, make the patient
  rinse their oral cavity with 1.5 of hydrogen
  peroxide
• Fumigate the clinic after the procedure when
  possible and thoroughly disinfect all surfaces in
  the clinic including the public waiting area,
  door knobs or handles, side tables, dental chair
  etc using a regular disinfectant.

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Also remember that

• Any patient with a suspected COVID19 infection
  SHOULD NOT be treated for any dental emergency
  without involving the patients treating doctor
  and informing the concerned governing
  authorities. These patients will have to be
  treated in controlled environments such as a
  COVID19 treating hospital which has the necessary
  resources and precautions in place.
• Any staff or doctor showing mild  to severe
  symptoms of the infection SHOULD NOT report to
  work and should seek medical assistance.
• Immediate, safe disposal of any used PPEs,
  tissues, patient drapes, patient blood, saliva,
  extracted tooth etc using clinical waste disposal
  protocols.
• Strict hand wash and hand hygiene protocols
  before and after treatment.

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