TY - JOUR
T1 - Pan-dent-emic
T2 - a dentist’s dilemma in the COVID-19 era
AU - Manaktala, Nidhi
AU - Pralhad, Swati
AU - M, Roma
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s).
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has been unfathomable. It has affected every sector within health care industry with dentistry being one of the worst hits. Not only has it impacted the dental practice, the field of dental education has been affected as well. There has been loss in terms of delayed to no treatments, finances, psychology and most importantly breaks in ongoing education and research practices. The present article attempts to explain the dilemma of the current situation from a dentist’s perspective. Since, the effects of the contagion are seen across each level of dentistry, the current situation can truly be termed as a “Pan-dent-emic”.
AB - The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has been unfathomable. It has affected every sector within health care industry with dentistry being one of the worst hits. Not only has it impacted the dental practice, the field of dental education has been affected as well. There has been loss in terms of delayed to no treatments, finances, psychology and most importantly breaks in ongoing education and research practices. The present article attempts to explain the dilemma of the current situation from a dentist’s perspective. Since, the effects of the contagion are seen across each level of dentistry, the current situation can truly be termed as a “Pan-dent-emic”.
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U2 - 10.1186/s13037-021-00282-w
DO - 10.1186/s13037-021-00282-w
M3 - Letter
AN - SCOPUS:85100845247
SN - 1754-9493
VL - 15
JO - Patient Safety in Surgery
JF - Patient Safety in Surgery
IS - 1
M1 - 9
ER -