TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of COVID-19 on paediatric dental services and tips for patient management
AU - Lyons-Coleman, Minnie
AU - O'Sullivan, Elizabeth
AU - Thompson, Wendy
PY - 2022/1/28
Y1 - 2022/1/28
N2 - Managing paediatric patients in primary dental care while awaiting treatment by the specialist paediatric dental services can be tricky. COVID-19 has had a significant impact on dental services meaning wait times to be seen by a paediatric dental service may have been delayed. This article will discuss the management of paediatric patients in primary dental care and provide an update on some of the latest techniques in paediatric dentistry. It also covers tips that can be employed in the primary dental care setting such as the use of tooth mousse and silver diamine fluoride.
AB - Managing paediatric patients in primary dental care while awaiting treatment by the specialist paediatric dental services can be tricky. COVID-19 has had a significant impact on dental services meaning wait times to be seen by a paediatric dental service may have been delayed. This article will discuss the management of paediatric patients in primary dental care and provide an update on some of the latest techniques in paediatric dentistry. It also covers tips that can be employed in the primary dental care setting such as the use of tooth mousse and silver diamine fluoride.
U2 - 10.1177/20501684211066526
DO - 10.1177/20501684211066526
M3 - Article
SN - 2050-1684
JO - Primary Dental Journal
JF - Primary Dental Journal
ER -
