Longevity Magazine

The dentist will see you now

Like many healthcare practitioners, when the world came to a halt in March, dentists were allowed to operate, but only for emergency care.

“COVID-19 has had disastrous effects in the dental setting. Dental professionals are at an increased risk of exposure, due to the fact that we are directly exposed to the saliva droplets which could most likely contain the virus,” explains Dr Firdaus Ismail, a dentist at Parkview Dental Studio in Johannesburg. “Because of this, many elective procedures have had to be postponed and

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