Oral and maxillofacial surgical services amid COVID-19 pandemic: perspective from Tanzania

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a global pandemic that affects individuals from all walks of life. Considering that the virus can be passed on directly from person to person through respiratory droplets, contact, fomit...

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Published in:Tropical Medicine and Health
Main Authors: Karpal Singh Sohal, Elison N. M. Simon, Boniphace Kalyanyama, Jeremiah Robert Moshy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020
Subjects:
COVID-19
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Tanzania
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00258-z
https://doaj.org/article/5377aec09f6b4b6dae4b6d6ad6643c72
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Summary:Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a global pandemic that affects individuals from all walks of life. Considering that the virus can be passed on directly from person to person through respiratory droplets, contact, fomites, and saliva, the oral and maxillofacial surgeons are exposed to COVID-19 in their daily clinical duties. This is because of the nature of their work, which entails working within a short distance from patients’ oral cavity and upper airway. As such, there is a need for having locally tailored standard guidelines for managing patients with oral and maxillofacial conditions during the COVID 19 pandemic in Tanzania.

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