[HTML][HTML] Changes in oral health policies and guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic

CM Jiang, D Duangthip, P Auychai, M Chiba… - Frontiers in Oral …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this study was to describe the changes in oral health policies and guidelines in
response to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in different countries and
regions around the world. Information on oral health policies and guidelines from 9 countries
(Canada, China including Hong Kong, Egypt, India, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria,
Switzerland, and Thailand) were summarized, and sources of the information were mostly
the national or regional health authorities and/or dental council/associations. The changes …

[HTML][HTML] Commentary: Changes in Oral Health Policies and Guidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic

S Singhal, J Farmer, C Quiñonez - Frontiers in Oral Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
We commend Jiang et al. for their cross-national collaboration to assimilate information on
changes in oral healthcare policies and guidelines developed in response to COVID-19 [1].
During COVID-19, apart from working in closed environments in close proximity to staff and
patients, one of the biggest challenges for oral healthcare workers, including in Canada, is
to mitigate infection transmission risk while conducting aerosol generating procedures
(AGPs)[2, 3]. Given this, Canadian dental regulatory authorities, professional associations …
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