New Delhi, May 19: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday issued a fresh advisory for dental professionals amid phase four of the coronavirus lockdown in India. As per the guidelines, all dental clinics will remain closed in containment zones, but the clinics can continue to provide teleconsultation services to the patients.
Coming to the red zones, the dental clinics will remain closed, but emergency procedures can be performed. In the case of orange and green zones, the clinics can provide dental consultancy, but these services should be restricted to emergency cases. All routine and elective dental procedures should be deferred until new guidelines are issued.
Ministry of Health & Welfare Issues Guidelines For Dental Clinics:
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issues guidelines for Dental clinics functioning in #Lockdown4.
The Ministry guidelines had earlier mentioned that dental care settings invariably carry the risk of coronavirus infection as it involves close proximity with patients, frequent exposure to saliva, blood and other body fluids.
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