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The Management of Dental Practices in the Post-COVID 19 Era: An Economic and Operational Perspective
Giovanna Lo NigroGiuseppina CampisiLorenzo Lo MuzioMaria Eleonora Bizzocasubject
medicine.medical_specialtyMarkup language010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Health Toxicology and Mutagenesislcsh:Medicine01 natural sciencesArticle03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineOrder (exchange)medicineEconomic analysisHumansOperations managementEconomic impact analysisPandemicsEconomic consequences0105 earth and related environmental sciencesInfection ControldentistrySARS-CoV-2Perspective (graphical)lcsh:REconomics DentalPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCOVID-19030206 dentistryeconomicsDental surgeryBusinessmanagementdescription
Background: In order to protect dental teams and their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, dentists have had to adopt several measures (operating and post-operating procedures) which may increase the total treatment time and costs relating to individual protective measures. This paper will propose a thorough analysis of operating dentistry procedures, comparing the economic performance of the activity in a dental surgery before and after the adoption of these protective measures, which are required to contain the risk of SARS-COV-2 infections. Methods: The economic analysis is articulated in three approaches. Firstly, it assesses a reduction in markup by maintaining current charges (A)
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-30 |