Editorial
Challenges in Resuming Dental Practice During Covid -19 Pandemic –A Review
Sangeetha Mkonda Gnaneswar
Deptartment of Orthodontics, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, India
*Corresponding author: Sangeetha Mkonda Gnaneswar, Deptartment of Orthodontics, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, India
Received: July 18, 2021; Published: August 25, 2021
Case Report
The world is facing a pandemic due to the spread of the deadly corona virus. The governments all over the world, issued many levels of lockdown protocols and safety measures to control the spread. This pandemic has affected the lives of millions and their families. Health professionals on one hand suffer from the fear of contacting the disease and on the other hand, worry and stress out due to strict protocols to follow to avoid exposure, financing for additional equipment’s to implement the best measures of sterilisation and disinfection, uncertainty in terms of patient flow, concern over payments and doubtful employment status.
Many of the dentists have resumed their practice with utmost care in following the safety measures It is of paramount importance that we care for our family’s as well as our own mental health, to survive this pandemic.
Keywords: Psychology; Practice; Covid-19; Dentistry
Citation:Sangeetha Mkonda Gnaneswar (2021) “Challenges in Resuming Dental Practice During Covid -19 Pandemic –A Review.” Sis Med Dent Archives J 1(1): 13-22.
Copyright: 2021 Sangeetha Mkonda Gnaneswar This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.