Emerging Challenges Faced by Dentists after Covid-19 Pandemic in India

Aim: To understand and analyze the various emerging challenges that dentists will face after COVID 19 pandemic in India Materials and Methods: Online survey platform-Google forms were used to formulate the survey Online interfaces like WhatsApp, Gmail, etc were used to share the survey The data collected was then analyzed using software like IBM SPSS Statistics 23 Introduction: The novel coronavirus pandemic is infecting more and more people day after day This is so, because of the virus’ mode of transmission It can be easily transmitted through air and droplet infection It can easily spread through aerosols too The coronavirus is considered as a part of the SARS and MERS CoV family For the same reasons, speculation remains about the novel virus’ transmission through the fecal-oral route Since it is a highly contagious virus, health care professionals are at an increased risk of infection Dental professionals especially are required to take more precautions to protect themselves from the aerosols produced This can be achieved if the dentists reduce aerosol producing procedures and wear proper PPE This survey study discusses all the future problems faced by dentists after the lockdown is alleviated The information for this survey was collected using a self-prepared questionnaire which was distributed among general dental practitioners in India The questions were based on the various problems faced by dentists and how they will cope with the current situation The responses were recorded and statistically analyzed to obtain the results From the responses obtained, it can be concluded that the dentists face various problems The most evident concerns are infection control, aerosols, and adequate PPE Results: The results suggest that the primary challenges to be faced by the dentists will be dependent on their geographical location The most important challenge anticipated by the majority of dentists is the increased use of PPE and aerosol produc-tion, in the same order Conclusion: There are definitely a lot of changes to be made in dental practice after the COVID-19 pandemic Understanding the most important ones and prioritizing them is of utmost importance © IJCRR