Lineamientos de bioseguridad utilizados en las clínicas dentales periféricas de la Universidad de Monterrey durante la pandemia de COVID-19.

Abstract

Biosafety guidelines used in the peripheral dental clinics of theUniversity of Monterrey during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recomendaciones para el retorno a las actividades clínicas de estudiantes de Odontología durante pandemia por COVID-19

“…Además, sería muy útil colocar lámparas de purificación continua y rápida de aire con luz ultravioleta tipo C en sitios estratégicos. Este sería un sistema que filtra el aire con la finalidad de disminuir el asentamiento de hongos y bacterias 4 . Por otro lado, recomendamos acondicionar un ambiente con casilleros para que los estudiantes y docentes puedan colocarse y retirarse su equipo de protección personal (EPP).…”

“…Por otro lado, todos los alumnos, personal administrativo y docentes deben estar capacitados y entrenados respectos a los nuevos protocolos de bioseguridad. Se debe enseñar y recalcar el uso y retiro correcto del EPP, así como una correcta desinfección y esterilización de los materiales y lugares de atención estomatológica, antes y después de cada tratamiento 4 . Cada estudiante debería llevar una cubre unidad dental para cada paciente o cubrirla con papel film.…”

Challenges and Alternatives in Dental Education During the COVID-19 pandemic. Integrative Literature Review

“…Iyer et al mention that multiple trainings are being carried out for the health environment of the medical and dental areas, which are regulated by the American Dental Association (ADA) and the CDC to face the challenges presented in dental education programs with students, professors , cleaning staff, and patients. Therefore, daily updates are being carried out in these areas, due to the difficulty of implementing these procedures effectively (13,(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40). The spread of COVID-19 in Europe represented a challenge for both dental healthcare providers and dental schools/colleges.…”

“…The University of Monterrey, in addition to complying with the above, established in its patient care protocols that, when entering the clinic, filling out a questionnaire on the risk of disease and taking the temperature. Patients who do not present symptoms and have a temperature lower than 37.3 oC may be treated under all the biosafety measures established by NOM 013 and the CDC, that is, personal protective equipment for the dental student, instructor, and patient, maintaining two meters of distance in the waiting room, partial working time, air purifying lamps, six air changes per hour, four-hand work with absolute isolation on the patient and minimal use of high-speed part (34,38,39). All areas should be disinfected after each patient.…”

“…All areas should be disinfected after each patient. All students, instructors, patients, and staff of the school clinic must wear conventional clothing when leaving the facilities, as well as perform hand washing with the proper technique (39).…”