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Guiding Principles for Dental Clinics amidst Covid 19 Outbreak issued by Health Ministry

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As per the Union Health Ministry advisory, dental clinic will remain shut in the confinement area. But, teleconsultation can be continued and the patients who require urgent treatment can ask for ambulance facilities to travel to nearby Covid 19 dental hospitals. The Health Ministry stated that dentist and patients who are undertaking dental treatment are more vulnerable to cross-infection as most dental treatment require a close proximity with the patient’s blood, saliva and respiratory tract emission. Therefore, a lot of precaution should be implemented while treating the patient, as even an asymptomatic patient can transmit infection. Only urgent or emergency dental cure can be done in the dental services in the areas falling under “Red” zones. 

Following are the guiding principle for Red Zones:

 

Guidelines for Dental facility in the “orange” and “green” zone. 

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