Oral health disparities in the time of COVID-19: An indication for focus on public health care strengthening and preventive care

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Author Details : Sukhvinder Singh Oberoi*, Shibani Grover, Shabina Sachdeva

Volume : 9, Issue : 1, Year : 2021

Article Page : 42-43

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jds.2021.011

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Abstract

The COVID-19 has impacted the health service delivery especially, the public health care system which is already overburdened. The dental health care carries the huge risk of infection due to the generation of the aerosols, through high-speed airotor. This has led to a big toll on the delivery of the dental services at global level. Even when the oral health care services are getting opened, there is still lot of dilemmas in the mind of oral health professionals in provision of the services. This crisis has given us a chance for addressing the issues of relevance affecting the oral health care services and failures of the health care system. It is time to rethink our priorities and strengthen the over-all integrity of the health care system. These calls for higher focus upon the oral care prevention strategies can be amalgamated as part of the public health care system along with strengthening of public health care.
 

Keywords: Covid­19, Oral health care services, Oral heath disparities

How to cite : Oberoi S S, Grover S, Sachdeva S, Oral health disparities in the time of COVID-19: An indication for focus on public health care strengthening and preventive care. J Dent Spec 2021;9(1):42-43

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