Abstract
The infectious agent of this viral pneumonia happening in Wuhan was finally identified as a novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV), the 7 member of the family of coronaviruses that infect humans widely known as Covid-19. The common transmission routes of novel coronavirus include direct transmission like cough, sneeze, and droplet inhalation transmission and contact transmission contact with oral, nasal, and eye mucous membranes. Live viruses (COVID-19) were isolated from the saliva. Hence, healthcare workers particularly the dental professionals are at more risk.An overview of how-to setup the dental office so as to minimize the risk of transmission while simultaneously carrying out the necessary treatment procedures.A proper management and setup of the dental office and treatment planning along with strict categorisation of patients is necessary for a successful and safe practice during Covid times.
Highlights
The infectious agent of this viral pneumonia happening in Wuhan was identified as a novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV), the 7th member of the family of coronaviruses that infect humans widely known as Covid-19
The typical clinical symptoms of the patients who suffered from the novel viral pneumonia were fever, cough, and myalgia or fatigue with abnormal chest CT, and the less common symptoms were sputum production, headache, hemoptysis, and diarrhea.[3]
Healthcare workers the dental professionals are at more risk
Summary
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change”this famous quote by Albert Einstein is the rule for the present era. In the fall of 2002, a new coronavirus emerged in in Asia causing severe viral pneumonia, i.e., severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The typical clinical symptoms of the patients who suffered from the novel viral pneumonia were fever, cough, and myalgia or fatigue with abnormal chest CT, and the less common symptoms were sputum production, headache, hemoptysis, and diarrhea.[3] The infectious agent of this viral pneumonia happening in Wuhan was identified as a novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV), the 7th member of the family of coronaviruses that infect humans. Asok et al / International Journal of Oral Health Dentistry 2020;6(3):[163–170] coronavirus. 5
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