Shedding UVC light on Covid-19 to protect dentistry staff and patients

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Autor(a) principal: Leanse, Leon G.
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Dos Anjos, Carolina, Besegato, João Felipe [UNESP], Dai, Tianhong, Rastelli, Alessandra N.S. [UNESP]
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1612-202X/ac0bc5
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/221933
Resumo: In December 2019, a severe case of pneumonia of unknown etiology appeared in Wuhan, China. Three months later, the highly contagious coronavirus disease, Covid-19, was declared a pandemic. Covid-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, that in March 2021 has infected more than 120 million people worldwide and killed more than 2.7 million. Covid-19 has been the deadliest pandemic to arise since the 1918 Spanish flu, shutting down economies and societies worldwide. Covid-19 caused patients to neglect routine visitations to their healthcare providers, out of fear of catching the disease. Fortunately, within our arsenal exist great tools to limit transmission of Covid-19, including face masks and persistent decontamination of surfaces. They have allowed the population to safely return to work and feel safer when visiting their healthcare providers. Arguably, dental workers and patients face a great risk. Although dental workers are appropriately masked during procedures, patients cannot be masked. With 50% of Covid-19 patients presenting as asymptomatic, contamination of dental clinics with SARS-CoV-2 is a genuine concern. An unmasked patient undergoing routine dental procedures can easily spread saliva containing SARS-CoV-2 across dental clinics, which may facilitate transmission of Covid-19. Therefore, an effective decontamination method, such as ultraviolet C (UVC) light, capable of inactivating SARS-CoV-2 on different surfaces as well as within aerosols, may warranted lower the risk of transmission within the dental clinic. In this review, we propose to discuss the studies that have investigated the potential for UVC to decontaminate face masks, surfaces, and aerosols, with a focus on how these may be applied to the dental clinic.
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spelling Shedding UVC light on Covid-19 to protect dentistry staff and patientsCoronavirusCovid-19DentistryInfection controlSARS-CoV-2UVCIn December 2019, a severe case of pneumonia of unknown etiology appeared in Wuhan, China. Three months later, the highly contagious coronavirus disease, Covid-19, was declared a pandemic. Covid-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, that in March 2021 has infected more than 120 million people worldwide and killed more than 2.7 million. Covid-19 has been the deadliest pandemic to arise since the 1918 Spanish flu, shutting down economies and societies worldwide. Covid-19 caused patients to neglect routine visitations to their healthcare providers, out of fear of catching the disease. Fortunately, within our arsenal exist great tools to limit transmission of Covid-19, including face masks and persistent decontamination of surfaces. They have allowed the population to safely return to work and feel safer when visiting their healthcare providers. Arguably, dental workers and patients face a great risk. Although dental workers are appropriately masked during procedures, patients cannot be masked. With 50% of Covid-19 patients presenting as asymptomatic, contamination of dental clinics with SARS-CoV-2 is a genuine concern. An unmasked patient undergoing routine dental procedures can easily spread saliva containing SARS-CoV-2 across dental clinics, which may facilitate transmission of Covid-19. Therefore, an effective decontamination method, such as ultraviolet C (UVC) light, capable of inactivating SARS-CoV-2 on different surfaces as well as within aerosols, may warranted lower the risk of transmission within the dental clinic. In this review, we propose to discuss the studies that have investigated the potential for UVC to decontaminate face masks, surfaces, and aerosols, with a focus on how these may be applied to the dental clinic.Wellman Center for Photomedicine Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical SchoolVaccine and Immunotherapy Center Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Internal Medicine Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science University of São Paulo - USPDepartment of Restorative Dentistry School of Dentistry São Paulo State University - UNESPDepartment of Restorative Dentistry School of Dentistry São Paulo State University - UNESPHarvard Medical SchoolUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Leanse, Leon G.Dos Anjos, CarolinaBesegato, João Felipe [UNESP]Dai, TianhongRastelli, Alessandra N.S. [UNESP]2022-04-28T19:41:27Z2022-04-28T19:41:27Z2021-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1612-202X/ac0bc5Laser Physics Letters, v. 18, n. 8, 2021.1612-202X1612-2011http://hdl.handle.net/11449/22193310.1088/1612-202X/ac0bc52-s2.0-85109676793Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengLaser Physics Lettersinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-04-28T19:41:27Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/221933Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T20:21:01.841960Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Shedding UVC light on Covid-19 to protect dentistry staff and patients
title Shedding UVC light on Covid-19 to protect dentistry staff and patients
spellingShingle Shedding UVC light on Covid-19 to protect dentistry staff and patients
Leanse, Leon G.
Coronavirus
Covid-19
Dentistry
Infection control
SARS-CoV-2
UVC
title_short Shedding UVC light on Covid-19 to protect dentistry staff and patients
title_full Shedding UVC light on Covid-19 to protect dentistry staff and patients
title_fullStr Shedding UVC light on Covid-19 to protect dentistry staff and patients
title_full_unstemmed Shedding UVC light on Covid-19 to protect dentistry staff and patients
title_sort Shedding UVC light on Covid-19 to protect dentistry staff and patients
author Leanse, Leon G.
author_facet Leanse, Leon G.
Dos Anjos, Carolina
Besegato, João Felipe [UNESP]
Dai, Tianhong
Rastelli, Alessandra N.S. [UNESP]
author_role author
author2 Dos Anjos, Carolina
Besegato, João Felipe [UNESP]
Dai, Tianhong
Rastelli, Alessandra N.S. [UNESP]
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Harvard Medical School
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Leanse, Leon G.
Dos Anjos, Carolina
Besegato, João Felipe [UNESP]
Dai, Tianhong
Rastelli, Alessandra N.S. [UNESP]
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Coronavirus
Covid-19
Dentistry
Infection control
SARS-CoV-2
UVC
topic Coronavirus
Covid-19
Dentistry
Infection control
SARS-CoV-2
UVC
description In December 2019, a severe case of pneumonia of unknown etiology appeared in Wuhan, China. Three months later, the highly contagious coronavirus disease, Covid-19, was declared a pandemic. Covid-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, that in March 2021 has infected more than 120 million people worldwide and killed more than 2.7 million. Covid-19 has been the deadliest pandemic to arise since the 1918 Spanish flu, shutting down economies and societies worldwide. Covid-19 caused patients to neglect routine visitations to their healthcare providers, out of fear of catching the disease. Fortunately, within our arsenal exist great tools to limit transmission of Covid-19, including face masks and persistent decontamination of surfaces. They have allowed the population to safely return to work and feel safer when visiting their healthcare providers. Arguably, dental workers and patients face a great risk. Although dental workers are appropriately masked during procedures, patients cannot be masked. With 50% of Covid-19 patients presenting as asymptomatic, contamination of dental clinics with SARS-CoV-2 is a genuine concern. An unmasked patient undergoing routine dental procedures can easily spread saliva containing SARS-CoV-2 across dental clinics, which may facilitate transmission of Covid-19. Therefore, an effective decontamination method, such as ultraviolet C (UVC) light, capable of inactivating SARS-CoV-2 on different surfaces as well as within aerosols, may warranted lower the risk of transmission within the dental clinic. In this review, we propose to discuss the studies that have investigated the potential for UVC to decontaminate face masks, surfaces, and aerosols, with a focus on how these may be applied to the dental clinic.
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