Purpose: The SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to mutate, and the COVID-19 pandemic remains
a global health crisis. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to continue to analyze the …

Background Understanding the risks associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission during oral health care delivery and assessing …

Abstract Background In 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the
American Dental Association released COVID-19 infection control interim guidance for US …

As a pathogen spread primarily by the respiratory route COVID-19 infection not only poses
significant risks to health care workers, but to dentists and dental health care workers, owing …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic was a challenge for all dental professionals who had
to rapidly update infection prevention and control (IPAC) guidelines and protocols due to …

Infection control (IC) practice routines depend mainly on knowledge, perception, and
awareness of a disease among dental professionals. However, there has been no report on …

The practice of dentistry exposes dental health professionals and patients to infectious
disease agents. 1 The risk is considered to be higher in dental practices than in other health …

Purpose: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals have been
challenged to provide appropriate preventive and therapeutic measures while using …

Background Due to the evolving nature of COVID-19, there is evidence that COVID-19–
specific infection prevention and control guideline (IPCG) documents formulated for oral …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge, attitudes, practices and
barriers faced by dental health care professionals (DHCP) regarding the Centers for …