The COVID-19 and Dentistry: A Review

SARS-CoV-2 is a member of the family of coronaviruses. The first cases were recorded in Wuhan, China, between December 2019 and January 2020. Italy is one of the most affected countries in Europe. COVID-19 has as its etiologic agent the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, unfortunately spreading globally, resulting in the 2019 – 2020 pandemic, as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The infection started in Asia, but it has rapidly spread across the world, Dentists are often the first line of healthcare worker are primary responses for these lesion, as they work in close contact with patients. the whole dental teams should be vigilant and keep patients and themselves in a safe environment by following the guideline from WHO

Author(s): Ferial Hamed Almokayad

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