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Talking Point: Tassie dentists focus on urgent cases as they manage dwindling gear
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Crocombe, LA and Du Bois, A, Talking Point: Tassie dentists focus on urgent cases as they manage dwindling gear, The mercury, Australia, 3 April, pp. 22-23. (2020) [Newspaper Article]
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Abstract
The coronavirus outbreak has created major restrictions on the practice of dentistry in Tasmania. With the impact of COVID-19 continuing to significantly disrupt life, dealing with the increasing array of challenges is consuming a greater than normal amount of time and effort for many dental practices, a situation which may continue for some months yet.
Postponing all non-urgent dental services is an important measure to help limit the spread of coronavirus. Dental practices have already been significantly impacted, firstly through a critical shortage of Personal Protective Equipment, which is essential for safe dental practice, and then as spatial distancing recommendations and general community concern about COVID-19 reduced patient visits. As a result, many dental practices have already voluntarily closed to play their role in helping to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Newspaper Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Coronavirus, dental services |
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Dentistry |
| Research Field: | Dentistry not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
| Objective Field: | Dental health |
| UTAS Author: | Crocombe, LA (Associate Professor Leonard Crocombe) |
| ID Code: | 138370 |
| Year Published: | 2020 |
| Deposited By: | UTAS Centre for Rural Health |
| Deposited On: | 2020-04-03 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-04-07 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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