Vol VI, Issue 2
Date of Publication: April 22, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2020.105
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Letters
The Covid-19 uncertainty and ethical dilemmas in dental practice
Venkitachalam Ramanarayanan
Vinita Sanjeevan
Chandrashekar Janakiram
Abstract:
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected dental practice globally. Proximity with patients and predominance of aerosol-generating procedures has raised concerns regarding the safety of dentists and patients alike. The near-total, yet inevitable, suspension of dental practice has raised several ethical issues.
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