Reyes CJ

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has thrown the world into an economic and healthcare crisis. There are well over two million and a half cases globally and more than 169,000 deaths (COVID-19 Update: 20/04/2020). Particularly, in the dental profession represents a major challenge. Due to the characteristics of dental settings, the risk of cross-infection is elevated between patients and dental staff. Dental procedures can generate a large number of droplets and aerosols, provoking that the standard protective measures in daily clinical work may not be effective enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially when patients are in the incubation period or unaware that they are infected.
The ongoing experience of COVID-19 in our countries is creating enormous uncertainty. Worldwide private dental care settings, universities dental clinics and dental care at hospitals are closed, some just accessible for dental emergencies. On the other hand, this pandemic generated several academic strategies in the faculties of dentistry to maintain guidance and the continuity of the academic year. Since Dentistry is, mainly, a clinical practice career, the use of strategies in the virtual learning has been a challenge for universities worldwide. Indeed, the use of virtual simulation approaches, mannequins, and online learning apps are necessary to complement academics.