Pivotal exigencies of dental services and related professions, in COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review

Background: The advent of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (so-called SARS-CoV-2) causing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (so-called COVID-19) occurred in Dec. 2019 in Wuhan, China. Having an inconceivable worldwide contagion, the outbreak was labeled a pandemic by the WHO. Dental services a...

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Main Authors: Ghasem Janbabai, Amir Hashem Shahidi Bonjar, Abtin Heidarzadeh, Mahdi Shadnoush, Ghasem Sadeghi, Mohsen Dalband, Amir Reza Rokn, Hamid Samadzadeh, Ali Tajernia, Said Sai, Reza Masaeli, Gholamreza Heydari, Ali Yazdani, Behzad Houshmand
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Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-04-01
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Online Access:http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/article-1-11204-en.html
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author Ghasem Janbabai
Amir Hashem Shahidi Bonjar
Abtin Heidarzadeh
Mahdi Shadnoush
Ghasem Sadeghi
Mohsen Dalband
Amir Reza Rokn
Hamid Samadzadeh
Ali Tajernia
Said Sai
Reza Masaeli
Gholamreza Heydari
Ali Yazdani
Behzad Houshmand
author_facet Ghasem Janbabai
Amir Hashem Shahidi Bonjar
Abtin Heidarzadeh
Mahdi Shadnoush
Ghasem Sadeghi
Mohsen Dalband
Amir Reza Rokn
Hamid Samadzadeh
Ali Tajernia
Said Sai
Reza Masaeli
Gholamreza Heydari
Ali Yazdani
Behzad Houshmand
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description Background: The advent of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (so-called SARS-CoV-2) causing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (so-called COVID-19) occurred in Dec. 2019 in Wuhan, China. Having an inconceivable worldwide contagion, the outbreak was labeled a pandemic by the WHO. Dental services and related professions (including dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists and the personnel of cleansing, remedial, triage, dental laboratories, radiographic laboratories and other related paraclinicals), facing galore aerosol and droplets, are in the topmost risk groups exposed to the queer virus. This study was fulfilled to round up evidence-based data to break a link at any part of the virus transmission chain in dental services and related professions. Methods: Relevant online databases, as PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Google Scholar and TripDatabase were searched meticulously and evaluated for relevant published original research papers. Subsequently, to fulfill the investigation, ADA, CDC and WHO websites were reviewed to gain relevant guidelines and protocols. Consequently, 476 resources were included considering the canonical inclusion criteria. For the sake of quality assessment of the resources, an authentic checklist was exploited to score the resources from 1 to 15, wherein the admissible score was 10. After deliberation of resources, 366 of them were excluded and finally, 110 resources were selected and overhauled to attain a comprehensive perception on the subject of the investigation. Results: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 includes direct transmission (via droplet and aerosol inhalation) and indirect transmission (via surface and instrument contamination), which can amply occur in dental services and related professions. Therefore, an all-inclusive evidence-based miscellany was rallied on several exigent topics, containing genuine esteem in reputable scientific authorities, to present a consummate report for the dental clinicians and related practitioners, working in the course of the running pandemic. Conclusion: Contemplating the ongoing crisis, undertaking a set of miscellany elected guidelines and protocols, is indispensable in this vital interval of history to bridle the current pandemic, which has been abridged via this systematic perusal.
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spelling doaj.art-0d3718e89d1a443bac981bc5d5269c3a2022-12-21T18:47:36ZfasTehran University of Medical SciencesTehran University Medical Journal1683-17641735-73222021-04-01792124140Pivotal exigencies of dental services and related professions, in COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature reviewGhasem Janbabai0Amir Hashem Shahidi Bonjar1Abtin Heidarzadeh2Mahdi Shadnoush3Ghasem Sadeghi4Mohsen Dalband5Amir Reza Rokn6Hamid Samadzadeh7Ali Tajernia8Said Sai9Reza Masaeli10Gholamreza Heydari11Ali Yazdani12Behzad Houshmand13 Department of Hematology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Deliberative Committee of COVID-19 Dental Related Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Scientific Committee of National Headquarter for COVID-19 Administration, Tehran, Iran. Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Institute for Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Scientific Committee of National Headquarter for COVID-19 Administration, Tehran, Iran. Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition Science and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Deliberative Committee of COVID-19 Dental Related Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Deliberative Committee of COVID-19 Dental Related Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Office of Dental Affairs, Deputy of Treatment Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Deliberative Committee of COVID-19 Dental Related Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Deliberative Committee of COVID-19 Dental Related Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. - Deliberative Committee of COVID-19 Dental Related Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Office of Oral and Dental Health, Deputy of Hygiene Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. - Deliberative Committee of COVID-19 Dental Related Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Iranian Dental Association, Tehran, Iran. Deliberative Committee of COVID-19 Dental Related Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Iranian Endodontists Association, Tehran, Iran. Department of Dental Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Deliberative Committee of COVID-19 Dental Related Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Secretariat of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dental Board, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Deliberative Committee of COVID-19 Dental Related Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Secretariat of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dental Board, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Deliberative Committee of COVID-19 Dental Related Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Background: The advent of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (so-called SARS-CoV-2) causing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (so-called COVID-19) occurred in Dec. 2019 in Wuhan, China. Having an inconceivable worldwide contagion, the outbreak was labeled a pandemic by the WHO. Dental services and related professions (including dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists and the personnel of cleansing, remedial, triage, dental laboratories, radiographic laboratories and other related paraclinicals), facing galore aerosol and droplets, are in the topmost risk groups exposed to the queer virus. This study was fulfilled to round up evidence-based data to break a link at any part of the virus transmission chain in dental services and related professions. Methods: Relevant online databases, as PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Google Scholar and TripDatabase were searched meticulously and evaluated for relevant published original research papers. Subsequently, to fulfill the investigation, ADA, CDC and WHO websites were reviewed to gain relevant guidelines and protocols. Consequently, 476 resources were included considering the canonical inclusion criteria. For the sake of quality assessment of the resources, an authentic checklist was exploited to score the resources from 1 to 15, wherein the admissible score was 10. After deliberation of resources, 366 of them were excluded and finally, 110 resources were selected and overhauled to attain a comprehensive perception on the subject of the investigation. Results: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 includes direct transmission (via droplet and aerosol inhalation) and indirect transmission (via surface and instrument contamination), which can amply occur in dental services and related professions. Therefore, an all-inclusive evidence-based miscellany was rallied on several exigent topics, containing genuine esteem in reputable scientific authorities, to present a consummate report for the dental clinicians and related practitioners, working in the course of the running pandemic. Conclusion: Contemplating the ongoing crisis, undertaking a set of miscellany elected guidelines and protocols, is indispensable in this vital interval of history to bridle the current pandemic, which has been abridged via this systematic perusal.http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/article-1-11204-en.htmlcovid19sars-cov-2aerosoldentistryprofessional-patient transmissioncoronaviruscoronavirus infection.
spellingShingle Ghasem Janbabai
Amir Hashem Shahidi Bonjar
Abtin Heidarzadeh
Mahdi Shadnoush
Ghasem Sadeghi
Mohsen Dalband
Amir Reza Rokn
Hamid Samadzadeh
Ali Tajernia
Said Sai
Reza Masaeli
Gholamreza Heydari
Ali Yazdani
Behzad Houshmand
Pivotal exigencies of dental services and related professions, in COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review
Tehran University Medical Journal
covid19
sars-cov-2
aerosol
dentistry
professional-patient transmission
coronavirus
coronavirus infection.
title Pivotal exigencies of dental services and related professions, in COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review
title_full Pivotal exigencies of dental services and related professions, in COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review
title_fullStr Pivotal exigencies of dental services and related professions, in COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review
title_full_unstemmed Pivotal exigencies of dental services and related professions, in COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review
title_short Pivotal exigencies of dental services and related professions, in COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review
title_sort pivotal exigencies of dental services and related professions in covid 19 pandemic a systematic literature review
topic covid19
sars-cov-2
aerosol
dentistry
professional-patient transmission
coronavirus
coronavirus infection.
url http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/article-1-11204-en.html
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