Biosafety in Dentistry before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Keywords:
CONTAINMENT OF BIOHAZARDS, COVID-19, DENTISTRY.Abstract
Introduction: in the case of dentistry, biosafety focuses on the procedures that’s hould be followed within the dental office in order to ensure the health and safety of both the dentist and his assistants, as well as the patient. These biosafety procedures in dentistry involve immunization strategies and also the prevention of exposure of dentists, assistants and patients to infectious materials.
Objective: to describe the changes in biosafety measures in dentistry worldwide determined by the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Methods: to carry out this research, 27 articles were consulted on the subject obtained from searches in databases such as Elsevier through Science Direct, Google Scholar and Scielo, of which 14 as a bibliography, with a predominance of articles published during the last five years and others due to their relevance.
Development: biosafety protocols before the appearance of Covid-19 were focused on avoiding occupational accidents, occupational diseases and cross-infections. Hand washing was widespread among health professionals and was not very common among the general population. After the detection of Covid-19, cleaning and biosafety conditions within the dental practice were improved, more informed patients, effective cleaning staff, mandatory hand washing rules, temperature taking, instruments for each patient, strict sterilization rules and general cleaning of areas.
Conclusions: before performing a treatment the patients hould rinse the mouth for one minute with hydrogen peroxide at 0,5 % -1 % (be careful when preparing it to avoid mucosal burns) or with Povidone at 0,2 % (be careful with those allergic to iodine).
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