CHALLENGES OF THE DENTAL MEDICAL PRACTICE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND POST-PANDEMIC PERIOD
Keywords:
DENTAL MEDICAL PRACTICE, COVID-19, PANDEMIC, POST-PANDEMIC
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic represented a change of paradigm for dental health care providers as this category of professionals faced unexpected and unforeseen challenges regarding moral decision-making.
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14. Wright SP, Hayden J, Lynd JA, et al. Factors affecting the complexity of dental implant restoration - what is the current evidence and guidance? Br Dent J 2016; 221(10): 615-622.
15. Charette JR, Goldberg J, Harris BT, Morton D, Llop DR, Lin WS. Cone beam computed tomography imaging as a primary diagnostic tool for computer-guided surgery and CAD-CAM interim removable and fixed dental prostheses. J Prosthet Dent 2016; 116(2): 157-165.
16. Joda T, Zarone F, Ferrari M. The complete digital workflow in fixed prosthodontics: A systematic review. BMC Oral Health 2017; 17: 124 / doi: 10.1186/s12903-017-0415-0.
17. Spagnuolo G, Sorrentino R. The Role of Digital Devices in Dentistry: Clinical Trends and Scientific Evidence. J Clin Med 2020; 9(6): 1692 / doi:10.3390/jcm9061692
18. Vandenberghe B. The digital patient - Imaging science in dentistry. J Dent 2018; 74(Suppl 1): S21-S26.
19. Coulthard P, Thomson P, Dave M, Coulthard FP, Seoudi N, Hill M. The COVID-19 pandemic and dentistry: the clinical, legal and economic consequences-part 2: consequences of withholding dental care. Br Dent J 2020; 229: 801-805.
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