Cochrane Iran Associate Centre, National Institute for Medical Research Development, Tehran 02166, Iran.
Department of Writing Studies and Rhetoric, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-1180, USA.
Med Sci (Basel). 2021 Feb 19;9(1):13. doi: 10.3390/medsci9010013.
Given the dynamic relationship between oral and general health, dental care must not be neglected even during a public health emergency. Nevertheless, the fear of contracting the infection appears to have caused instances of dental treatment avoidance. In these times of uncertainty, regulatory and public health organizations have made numerous and sometimes controversial recommendations to practitioners and to the public about how to secure their oral health care needs. Dentists, as advocates of oral health, should actively maintain their practices while considering local epidemiological reports and recommendations regarding prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Providing appropriate safety measures, accurate triage and prioritization of patients, notice to susceptible communities, remote health care delivery when appropriate, and epidemiological reports of COVID-19 (whenever possible) are all critical considerations for dental practitioners.
鉴于口腔健康和全身健康之间存在动态关系，即使在公共卫生紧急情况下，也不能忽视牙科保健。然而，对感染的恐惧似乎导致了一些人回避牙科治疗。在这种不确定的时期，监管和公共卫生组织向从业者和公众提出了许多建议，有时这些建议还颇具争议，内容涉及如何确保他们的口腔保健需求。牙医作为口腔健康的倡导者，应在考虑当地关于预防 SARS-CoV-2 感染的流行病学报告和建议的同时，积极维持其执业活动。为患者提供适当的安全措施、准确的分诊和优先排序、通知易感人群、在适当情况下进行远程医疗服务，以及（在可能的情况下）提供 COVID-19 的流行病学报告，这些都是牙医需要考虑的关键问题。
