In this blog Manas Dave takes a look at another review of the risk and precautions for dental setting during this COVID-19 pandemic.
[read the full story...]Dental risk and precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic
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COVID-19 transmission risk and protective protocols in dentistry
In this blog Manas Dave looks at a review of the risk of transmission of COVID-19 during dental treatment and pathways and protective protocols to minimise this included 39 papers. While helpful the review has some limitations and our unserstanding of both the disease and its management continues to change rapidly.
[read the full story...]COVID-19 Dental Elf Blogs -4
This blog pulls together a number of our blogs on COVID-19 publishing since July. We also include links to our other COVID-19 relevant blogs published since March 2020.
[read the full story...]Aerosol generating procedures: minimising production during dental procedures
This Cochrane rapid review of the effectiveness of methods used during dental treatment procedures to minimize aerosol production and reduce or neutralize contamination in aerosols. While the studies suggest a reduction in the levels of bacterial contamination the quality of the studies means the evidence is of low certainty.
[read the full story...]Saliva in the diagnosis of COVID-19
Saliva has been suggested as having potential diagnostic value in COVID-19 patients. In this blog Manas Dave looks at a recent review of the subject which included 28 studies.
[read the full story...]Dental Elf – Summer Break
Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) use for prevention of highly infectious viral disease in healthcare workers
Mark-Steven Howe takes a look at a preprint of a systematic review that evaluates the effect of Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs)for respiratory protection compared with N95/FFP2 masks on HCW infection rates and contamination.
[read the full story...]Aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) and their mitigation in international guidelines: Fallow time
Mark-Steven Howe takes a look at the fallow times reported in the recently published rapid review of international guidelines, the precautionary principle and the Independent Action Hypothesis (IAH).
[read the full story...]Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 screening: Could it accidentally cause local lockdowns?
Mark-Steven Howe takes a look coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 screening and the implications of false positive tests in this blog
[read the full story...]Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2
Manas Dave summarises a recent study on the stability of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1 in aerosols. The findings show that the virus remains viable and survives on a number of different surfaces.
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