Letters to the Editor

From Volume 47, Issue 9, October 2020 | Page 769

Authors

Lakshman Samaranayake

DSc, DDS, FRCPath, FHKCPath, FDS RCS(Edin), FRACDS, FDS RCPS

Professor Emeritus, and Immediate-past Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong

Articles by Lakshman Samaranayake

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Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry – A Rapid Review by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP): An Appraisal

It had the makings of a perfect storm! A vicious virus infecting through aerosol transmission, and a livelihood necessitating aerosol generating procedures (AGPs). This epitomizes the predicament of returning to dental practice in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic era. Eight months into the pandemic, various bodies have issued multiple recommendations on how best to mitigate AGPs in routine dentistry,1 but most are not evidence-based and are unsubstantiated, probably due to the dearth of data on SARS-CoV-2 and its spread.

Hence, it is gratifying to note the arrival of a brand new document from the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) entitled Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry – A Rapid Review,2 sponsored by NHS Education, Scotland. Chaired by Professor Jeremy Bagg, and an erudite group of academics, clinicians and a member of the public have produced this timely document (46 pages) identifying and appraising the extant evidence on a number of key questions related to AGPs in dentistry, and recommending mitigation measures.

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