Title
The Mental Health Consequences of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Dentistry
Date Issued
01 December 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Cambridge University Press
Abstract
With the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), strict isolation strategies to limit virus transmission have been applied worldwide. The lockdown has affected and challenged different medical areas. Doctors, nurses, dentists, and other health care workers are concerned about contagion, not only for themselves, but also for their families and colleagues. Furthermore, the oral mucosa has been accepted as a high-risk route of transmission for COVID-19. In many countries, dentists have been forced to stop working during quarantine until further notification. Isolation and its financial impact have produced physical and psychological pressure, depression, social anxiety, and other mental health concerns. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review of the consequences of past epidemics on mental health and to assess possible aspects that might be associated with mental implications in dentists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, some concrete actions to avoid subsequent potential consequences are recommended.
Start page
e31
End page
e34
Volume
14
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psicología Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85088579450
PubMed ID
Source
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
ISSN of the container
19357893
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus