Since the 25th of March we have published a number of dental blogs relevant to COVID-19.

The blogs cover topics such as dental teams’ generic risk of disease, baseline risk of covid-19, asymptomatic patients and the risk of community spread, digital thermometers, mouthwash use, surgical mask types, gown types, eye protection, face shields, PPE donning order, free-standing clean air machines, accuracy of covid-19 diagnostic tests, international recommendations for re-opening or re-structuring dental services and guideline development.

Blogs published between the 25th March and the 14th May are available below.

• Blogs published between the 18th – 26th May are available here.
• Blogs published between the 27th May – 12th June are available here.
• Blogs published since the 27^th July 2020 are available here.

14^th May

Re-opening of dental services: A rapid review of international sources

13^th May

PPE: Which comes first, the mask or the gown?

12^th May

Dentistry, Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) and the Covid-19 Antibody Test

11^th May

Eye protection equipment for preventing transmission of COVID-19 in primary care

8^th  May

What is the most appropriate gown/apron for preventing Covid-19 contaminated fluids transfer in dental practice?

4^th  May

Mouthwash; can it reduce levels of Covid-19 in the mouth?

30^th Apr

How much extra protection does an FFP3 mask offer in the dental surgery?

25^th Mar

Surgical masks versus N95 respirators

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