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Spread of saliva and aerosols in dental settings limited by new portable shield
In a timely development given the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a “portable tent-like shield”, according to News Medical: Life Sciences, which is place around a patient’s head, limiting exposure, both direct and indirect, by dentists and other dental staff to a range of infectious diseases.
The article notes that dental treatments typically involve working in close proximity to patients as well as leading to the “generation of aerosols as well as handling of oral fluids and blood.”
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NUS researchers invent tent to protect dentists and patients
The Dental Dart is portable and foldable, and it is positioned around the patient s head as a protective barrier. TNP PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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Going to the dentist can be nerve-racking at the best of times - and is especially so during a pandemic.
Now, Singapore researchers have invented a tent-like device that is designed to protect dentists and patients worried about being infected with the coronavirus.
The Dental Dart, which is placed around a patient s head, will soon be available to clinics locally and overseas at an affordable price.
New portable shield prevents spread of saliva and aerosols generated during dental procedures
Dental treatments are performed at close proximity to the mouths and noses of the patients, and the procedures are often related to the generation of aerosols as well as handling of oral fluids and blood. This puts dentists at a high risk of exposure to COVID-19, and other critical infectious diseases.
Now, researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have invented a portable tent-like shield to prevent the spread of saliva and aerosols generated during dental procedures. The Dental Droplet and Aerosol Reducing Tent (Dental DART) can be placed around the patient s head to serve as a barrier to protect dentists, nurses and patients from direct and indirect exposure to infectious diseases such COVID-19.
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