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Dental clinics impose stricter health protocols

Arief Suhardiman (The Jakarta Post)
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Wed, October 14, 2020

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The high risk of contracting COVID-19 has prompted most dental clinics in Jakarta to impose stricter health protocols.

Dental model: A dentist and a special technician will first make artificial teeth based on the result of the measurement that the dentist has conducted. The dentist then create a dental wax or plastic model in order to get a more accurate picture of the teeth. (JP/Arief Suhardiman)

Indonesian Dentists Association (PDGI) chair Sri Hananto Seno said in a press conference via YouTube on Sept. 21 that nine of the 115 dentists infected with COVID-19 had died from the coronavirus.   

Really artificial: Dela, a dentist, examines an artificial tooth prior to being placed into a patient’s mouth. (JP/Arief Suhardiman)

“Dentists are at high risk of contracting the coronavirus because patients have to take off their mask to allow the dentist to examine their teeth,” said Sri Hananto.

Open wide: Dela, a dentist (right) fixes a crown on a patient’s tooth in a dental clinic in Cipete, South Jakarta. During the procedure, Dela and her assistant have to wear personal protective equipment (PPE). (JP/Arief Suhardiman)

A dental clinic in Cipete, South Jakarta, for example, imposes stricter health protocols as a preventive measure against the spread of the virus.

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