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How COVID-19 has changed our Practice: Adapting to the New Normal Dental Update 2024 15:2, 707-709.
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in all aspects of dentistry, from administration adjustments to vast alterations in training and clinical practice. This article highlights the impact the pandemic has had on paediatric dentistry and orthodontics, and to discuss the changes that have been implemented as a result. It is likely that some of these changes will be permanent and recognizing how to adapt our practice will allow us to continue to provide the best possible care to our patients.
CPD/Clinical Relevance: It is in both the patients' and the clinicians' best interests to be fully informed of the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and how to adapt in order to continue to give the best possible care for our patients.
Article
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused upheaval to all aspects of everyday social and working life. Although there are successful vaccines, the pandemic is likely to instil long-lasting changes in dentistry. Some of these necessary adaptations are likely to improve the way we work, but others may not, or may be less beneficial for our patients. Whichever way we look at it, the concept of normality within dentistry will be different. Learning to adapt to the new environment will allow us to continue to provide the best possible care for our patients.
This article focuses on the changes observed within the orthodontic and paediatric dental specialties, within a dental hospital setting and highlights the impact on treatment, patient attitudes, clinical practice and training.
The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the resulting COVID 19 pandemic led many governments to curtail the delivery of dental health services. Since June 2020, there has been remobilization of these services, albeit in a different way to what we were used to. All dental care specialties have had to introduce modifications to their standard operating procedures (SOPs), including:
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