Brandolin Bruce A, Watson Colleen A, Resnick Steven J, Allen Kenneth L, Ritter André V
Clinical Assistant Professor and Group Practice Director at the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care, NYU Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, Suite 10W, New York, NY 10010, United States.
Clinical Instructor and Group Practice Director at the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care, NYU Dentistry, United States.
Semin Orthod. 2020 Dec;26(4):176-182. doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2020.11.002. Epub 2020 Nov 13.
To state that the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has broadly and deeply impacted our lives is an understatement. Since it first showed up on our radar in December 2019, the new coronavirus has wreaked havoc on virtually all businesses and industries across the globe. The impact is equally felt in developing, developed, industrialized, rural, rich, and poor countries and communities, irrespective of how well-prepared those countries and communities felt they were 9 months ago. To this day we are still learning to prepare for, respond to, and adapt to the broad and deep impact of this virus. This essay presents different perspectives on the impact of the novel coronavirus to dentistry, through the lenses of a private practice-based general dentist, a nursing home-based public health dentist, and a school of dentistry clinical director. The goal of the essay is to share our experiences and challenges, as well as highlight our capacity to respond to a crisis with resilience, determination, creativity, inventivity, and, most importantly, humility and altruism.
称新型冠状病毒SARS-CoV-2对我们的生活产生了广泛而深刻的影响，这还是一种保守的说法。自2019年12月首次进入我们的视野以来，这种新型冠状病毒几乎对全球所有商业和行业都造成了严重破坏。无论是发展中国家、发达国家、工业化国家、农村地区、富裕地区还是贫困地区的国家和社区，都同样感受到了这种影响，无论这些国家和社区在9个月前觉得自己准备得多么充分。直到今天，我们仍在学习如何为应对这种病毒的广泛而深刻的影响做好准备、做出反应并适应它。本文通过一名私人诊所的普通牙医、一名养老院的公共卫生牙医以及一所牙科学院临床主任的视角，呈现了对新型冠状病毒对牙科影响的不同观点。本文的目的是分享我们的经验和挑战，同时突出我们以韧性、决心、创造力、创新能力，以及最重要的谦逊和利他主义应对危机的能力。
