Challenges in oral radiology teaching during COVID-19 pandemic

Pontual, Maria Luiza Anjos; Nascimento, Eduarda Helena Leandro; Pérez, Danyel Elias da Cruz; Pontual, Andréa Anjos; Ramos-Perez, Flávia Moraes

doi:10.1259/dmfr.20200178

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“…It leads to an upsurge in distance learning as the mainstream mode of teaching. With regard to the theoretical segment of the dental radiology curriculum, it was carried out in virtual classrooms with the help of various web-based forums [ 60 ]. Despite the benefits of virtual session such as accessibility to remote areas and flexibility in scheduling the classes, there are few consequential concerns among professors, students as well as parents.…”

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Recommendations, Practices and Infrastructural Model for the Dental Radiology Set-up in Clinical and Academic Institutions in the COVID-19 Era

Srivastava

Shrivastava

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Biology

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The pandemic of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has emerged as a global catastrophe that is plaguing mankind. In the past eight months since the world discovered about COVID-19, we learned a lot about server acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) and perhaps there is much more to discover and understand about the virus. With the current understanding of the disease, we assume it will remain in an active state of transmission and progression among the community for a long time. Thus, it is advisable to adopt the disease’s prevention protocol in our daily and work routine. During this pandemic patient requiring dental treatment cannot be neglected and the role of dental imaging is crucial in delivering treatment. Hence, this article attempts to provide an evidence-based compilation about the mode of transmission and clinical features of COVID-19. It also throws light on the potential source of disease transmission in the dental radiology setting. In addition, it suggests preventive measures to curb the infection and infrastructural model of the clinical setting that will assist in achieving control over the disease transmission. This article intends to project a strategy about protocols, infrastructure, and daily activities in a dental radiology office that institutions can adopt with modifications according to their local scenario.

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Recommendations, Practices and Infrastructural Model for the Dental Radiology Set-up in Clinical and Academic Institutions in the COVID-19 Era

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Shrivastava

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Biology

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“…Transmission in the workplace is suspected to be the presumed infection mechanism for health professionals (29 %) (Wang et al, 2020). For this reason, advancing with this unprecedented global challenge, classroom lessons and dental school clinics' activities have been temporarily suspended (Pontual et al, 2020), reduced or changed according to each country or region, as well as several community dental clinics have restricted their activities (American Dental Education, 2020) with priority to urgent and emergency dental care in some places (Hurley & Neligan; Sociedad de Radiologia Oral y Máxilofacial de Chile, 2020). This makes preparation of the sector essential, providing for a gradual return of elective procedures in the usual flow and pace before the pandemic.…”

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Biosecurity Perspectives in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in Times of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a Literature Review

Pieralisi

Pinto

Iwaki

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Int. J. Odontostomat.

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The aim of this work was to report biosecurity measures in the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (OMR) clinic in the current context of COVID-19, based on a literature review. An electronic search for scientific papers was performed using PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus database. Although the literature related to care in the OMR clinic regarding COVID-19 is still scarce, this unprecedented scenario created by the pandemic generated an urgent need for measures to prevent the transmission of the virus. Dentists are at maximum risk of contagion and, although the practice of OMR generally does not produce aerosols, radiologists and technicians are continually in contact with body fluids, such as saliva. In addition, imaging exams are often indispensable for emergency or elective dental diagnosis and treatment. Training in infection control practices during major outbreaks of infectious diseases should be quickly reinforced and dental settings have unique characteristics that warrant specific infection control considerations. Some recommendations have been proposed and were discussed, which cover patient flow, equipment handling and environment, radiographic technique and processing, personal protective equipment and preparation and issuance of radiological reports and access to exam results. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, biosecurity measures in the routine of the OMR clinic are indispensable to enable emergency dental care and the perspectives of returning to elective treatment. Biosecurity measures and staff training at the OMR clinic should be instituted immediately, since imaging exams are an important and often indispensable part of dental diagnosis and treatment.

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“…Oral Radiology teaching includes theoretical and practical classes with image interpretations and radiographic technique performance [2]. For the post-pandemic scenario, theoretical activities can be performed remotely [2]. Furthermore, e-learning may be as effective as traditional classroom methods in students' knowledge gain and performance on clinical procedures in Oral Radiology [3].…”

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