Analysis of the Use of Personal Protective Equipment as a Prevention of the Spread of Covid-19 in Dentist Practice
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- 10.2991/978-94-6463-184-5_8How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Personal Protective Equiment; Prevention; Covid-19; Dentist Practice
- Abstract
Background: Coronaviruses are a big family that causes illness in both people and animals. The infection control PPE that dentists and dental nurses can employ during the corona virus. It often causes respiratory infections in humans, ranging from the common cold to severe diseases such as MERS and SARS. Purpose: To find out the analysis of the adaption of PPE as a way to avoid the spread of covid 19 in dentistry practice. Methodology: The author uses literature review as the method used to make this research. Topic researchs through Google Scholar, Pubmed and Science Direct. Based on the research title analysis of the usage of Personal Protective Equipment as a means of preventing the spread of coronavirus disease in dentist practice, the researchers conducted a literature review source search using keywords similiar the title, Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, prevention, covid-19, dentist practice. This literature review uses journals published from 2020 to 2022 and is fully accessible in PDF format. Results: Health workers such as dentists and dental nurses are at greater chance of transmitting covid-19 disease. Dentists must make adequate self-protection efforts using PPE so that the transmission of covid-19 transmission and cross-infection at the dentist’s practice can be prevented properly.
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TY - CONF AU - Nada Shahnaz AU - Dendy Murdiyanto AU - Nendika Dyah Ayu Murika Sari AU - Aprilia Yuanita Anwaristi PY - 2023 DA - 2023/05/30 TI - Analysis of the Use of Personal Protective Equipment as a Prevention of the Spread of Covid-19 in Dentist Practice BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health and Well-Being (ICHWB 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 67 EP - 77 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-184-5_8 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-184-5_8 ID - Shahnaz2023 ER -