The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the indoor airborne transmission issue to the forefront.
Although ventilation systems provide clean air and dilute indoor contaminated air, there is …

Background: For the past two and half years, dentists all across the world, along with their
patients, have faced numerous challenges. In this context, the aim of this integrative review …

With the arrival of the highly transmissible Omicron variants (BA. 4 and BA. 5), dentistry faces
another seasonal challenge to preserve the biosafety of dental care and education. With the …

Natural Ventilation (NV) contributes to the energy performance and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
of existing buildings and Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB). To predict and validate the …

The novel coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an urgent need to study the risk of infection
from aerosols generated during dental care and to conduct a review of infection controls …

Oral health care workers (OHCW) are exposed to pathogenic microorganisms during dental
aerosol-generating procedures. Technologies aimed at the reduction of aerosol, droplets …

Background Droplets and aerosols produced during dental procedures are a risk factor for
microbial and viral transmission. Unlike sodium hypochlorite, hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is …

Dentists' perceptions about the stressfulness of clinical practice are well-documented, but
literature on perceived stress and psychological distress experienced during the COVID-19 …

Background: The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain posed a major challenge for
Spanish dental professionals. The objective of this work is to describe the dental hygienists' …

The compliance of dentists with good hygiene practices during the COVID-19 pandemic was
essential to minimize the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 strains, and the pandemic has …