(PDA) INTERIM GUIDELINES ON INFECTION PREVENTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

THE PHILIPPINE DENTAL ASSOCIATION (PDA) INTERIM GUIDELINES ON INFECTION PREVENTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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The Interim Guidelines developed by the PDA through the leadership of President Stephen Almonte was presented in a series of webinars by Dr. Ricardo Boncan, current President of the Orofacial Pain Association of the Philippines (OPAP) and a faculty nember of the University of the Philippines Manila College of Dentistry Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain Program (UP TOPP)

Webinar 1 (April 27, 2020) WATCH HERE

Webinar 2 (April 29, 2020) WATCH HERE

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PPDSI Infographics on Preparing Dental Clinics for COVID-19

The Philippine Pediatric Dental Society, Inc PPDSI has released Infographics and Guidelines in preparing the reopening of Dental Clinics amidst the COVID 19 outbreak.

SHOULD YOU RE-OPEN YOUR DENTAL PRACTICE? PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE

Please read through the recommendations to help you decide if you'll re-open your dental clinic or what procedures your practice will be limited to until a vaccine or cure for SARS-CoV-2 has been discovered.
Re-opening your practice means risking your life - your family - your assistant - their families
your patients and their families.

Follow the link below: 

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PCOMS Interim Clinical Guidelines to Minimize the Risk of Transmission of COVID-19

The Philippine College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

(PCOMS)  has recently released their Interim Clinical Guidelines to Minimize the Risk of Transmission of COVID-19.  There are currently two versions of the guidelines, first is a detailed document that outlines the general guidelines and the second is a supplement slide version that focuses on details not illustrated in the document.

Links to the official PCOMS Website:

DOWNLOAD: pcoms-interim-guidelines

DOWNLOAD: pcoms-interim-guide-summary

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Dental Practice Guidelines During the COVID 19 Pandemic by the Endodontic Society of the Philippines and the Philippine Board of Endodontics

The ESP Endodontic Society of the Philippines  and the Philippine Board of Endodontics has recently released their Dental Practice Guidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic in their facebook page.

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References for Interim COVID-19 Guidelines for Dental Practice

THE PHILIPPINE DENTAL ASSOCIATION (PDA) 

INTERIM GUIDELINES ON INFECTION PREVENTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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PDA PREVENTIVE PROTOCOLS TO AVOID COVID-19 COMMUNITY CONTAMINATION IN THE DENTAL PRACTICE 
(MARCH 15, 2020)
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CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC US GOV) INTERIM INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL GUIDANCE FOR DENTAL SETTINGS DURING THE COVID-19 RESPONSE
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FDI World Dental Federation (Fédération Dentaire Internationale)
GUIDANCE FOR ORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
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Novel Corona Virus in Saliva and Salivary Glands

Consistent Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Saliva 
Kelvin Kai-Wang To, Owen Tak-Yin Tsang, Cyril Chik-Yan Yip, Kwok-Hung Chan, Tak-Chiu Wu, Jacky Man-Chun Chan, Wai-Shing Leung, Thomas Shiu-Hong Chik, Chris Yau-Chung Choi, Darshana H Kandamby

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Abstract

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was detected in the self-collected saliva of 91.7% (11/12) of patients. Serial saliva viral load monitoring generally showed a declining trend. Live virus was detected in saliva by viral culture. Saliva is a promising noninvasive specimen for diagnosis, monitoring, and infection control in patients with 2019-nCoV infection.

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COVID-19 detected in saliva of infected patients
To KKW, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020

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March 1, 2020

Traces of COVID-19 were detected in the saliva of 11 of 12 patients infected with the virus, suggesting that saliva may be a “promising, noninvasive specimen” for the diagnosis, monitoring and infection control of the virus, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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Salivary Glands: Potential Reservoirs for COVID-19 Asymptomatic Infection
J Xu et al. J Dent Res. 2020.

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