The COVID-19 epidemic has affected not only people’s daily lives but also the working methods of clinicians, surgical procedures, open/minimally invasive procedures, operating room management, patient and healthcare worker safety, education and training. The main objective of this study was to review selected articles and determine the changes in the general surgery protocols/procedures before and after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The literature was carried out in PubMed-Medline, Cochrane Library, Embase, Scopus and Google Scholar. The terms utilised for the searches were “SARS-CoV-2”, “Surgery”, “COVID-19”, “Surgical protocol”, “Surgical recommendations” and “before and after”. A total of 236 studies were identified, out of which 41 studies were included for data extraction. Significant changes in all the articles were observed with respect to the surgeries done before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the number of elective surgeries were considerably fewer in comparison to the pre-pandemic period. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, hospitals all throughout the world have conducted significantly fewer procedures, particularly elective/non-urgent surgeries.

Oral health care for children and adults with disabilities is a health care area that has received scant attention. It is seen that most persons with a significant disability cannot find a professional resource to provide appropriate and necessary dental care. Lack of access to dental services for this growing segment of our population is reaching critical levels and is a national dilemma.

Background: Tobacco use among youth is increasing in epidemic proportions across the world. Tobacco use among adolescents is a priority health risk behavior that contributes to increased morbidity and mortality, which is mostly preventable. Aim: To assess the prevalence of various tobacco habits among the adolescents of Lucknow and the related oral mucosal lesions present. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed comprising urban and rural schoolgoing students (males and females); within 12-19 years of age in Lucknow. Areas from both urban and rural Lucknow were selected for the study. A pro forma with two parts was filled in details, and the oral hygiene was examined with Oral Hygiene status score. Results: The presence of oral mucosal condition was found in 11.53% of adolescents and had significant results (P < 0.001). The urban and rural adolescents were, respectively, at 1.9- and 9.66- times higher risk of developing dental caries in association with pan masala chewing habit (statistically significant; P < 0.0001). Conclusion: Dental practitioners should donate to enhance oral health by including oral examination as a mandatory daily clinical practice along with proper tobacco counseling and imparting satisfactory diet charts, and denoting patients to specific oral health clinicians for care.