DentalReach Clinical Contributor:
In the light of WHO declaring COVID-19 virus to be a pandemic Indian Dental Association (IDA) recommends preventative measures for dental professionals. Interpretation should consider design, recruitment, comparator, bias, confounding, effect size, uncertainty and follow-up before changing patient care.
DentalReach Practice Perspective:
Clinical transfer depends on matching the evidence to the patient, intervention, comparator, outcome, operator and care environment.
DentalReach Evidence Review:
Connected academic reading: Interim guidance for Essential Oral Health Services Amid COVID19 - WHO dentalreach.today/interim-guidance-for-essential-oral-health-services-amid-covid19-who
Use this resource to compare diagnosis, risk assessment, treatment selection or maintenance rather than as an isolated recommendation.
DentalReach Academic Editor:
Separate association from causation and communicate absolute risk where possible. Confounding, temporality and reverse causality may materially change the conclusion.
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