ENGLISH DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

INDONESIAN DENTAL PRACTICE IN BETWEEN OF

COVID-19 DOUBLE TRANSITION

Callista Adani andSyazia Rahfammi English Development Division

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS CoV-2 virus. The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nostrill in small liquid debris after they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe. Those debris range from large respiration droplets to smaller aerosols. It is miles crucial to practice respiratory etiquette, as an instance by way of coughing into flexed elbow and to stay home and self-isolate until you recover in case you experience sick. The disorder was first recognized in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province, and has since unfold globally, ensuing in the ongoing Coronavirus 2019-2020 pandemic.

Medical personnel, together with doctors are high-hazard jobs, mainly during a deadly disease due to the fact they ought to deal without delay with sufferers, with regards to dentists, the extent of danger may be very excessive due to the fact their technique of exam is related to the patient’s oral and dental health. Globally, dental schools or clinics have made huge adjustments in the way their curricula are being brought in reaction to Covid-19. Planning how and whilst dental schools or clinic ought to return to “regular” and setting up a brand new routine are considerable demanding situations that require tremendous dialogue and elaboration of policies and protocols.

The transitional period so one can follow the cease of the pandemic is a grey area that places dentist in a hard function. As stated earlier, the decision to completely perform dental schools or clinics is complex and multifaceted. Further to the wished virtual infrastructure, which might also or won’t be good enough, and the modern-day incompability with healthcare structures, dentists who are

used to standard in individual patient care may additionally locate teledentistry complex.

To overcome this mission, adequate schooling must be furnished to dentist to familiarize them with the details of the technology. For patients, the acceptability of teledentistry will growth in parallel with acceptability of telemedicine in general that is on the rise.

Those changes were made based on contigency plans that have been set whilst thinking of the protection of students, school, and staff. In Indonesia, based on Circular Letter Number 2776/PB/PDGI/III-3/2020 about Guidelines for Dental

Services During The Covid-19 Pandemic, there are 10 points what a dentist should pay attention to. Working in accordance with the Standards of the Medical Profession is not only a right that must be fulfilled for every doctor, but also an obligation that must be carried out for every doctor. This is affirmed in Article 50 letter (a) of Law No. 29 of 2004 on The Practice of Medicine which states that, "Doctors or Dentists in carrying out medical practices have the right to obtain legal protection as long as they carry out their duties in accordance with professional standards and standards of operational procedures."

Related to the Covid-19 pandemic, a doctor cannot guarantee the success of his medical actions when treating patients. As long as the doctor has made maximum efforts in accordance with the size of the medical (science and experience in the medical field), then his medical actions cannot be blamed.

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Journal

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Laws and Regulations

Pasal 50 huruf (a) Undang-undang No. 29 Tahun 2004 tentang Praktik Kedokteran.

Surat Edaran No. 2776/PB PDGI/III-3/2020 tentang Pedoman Pelayanan Kedokteran Gigi Selama Pandemi Virus Covid-19.