COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana

Sandra A Hewlett; Paa Kwesi Blankson; Akua B Konadu; Kofi Osei-Tutu; Dennis Aprese; Maxwell Adjei; Alfred E Yawson; Peter Donkor; Ebenezer A Nyako

doi:10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.15

COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana

Ghana Med J. 2020 Dec;54(4 Suppl):100-103. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.15.

Authors

Sandra A Hewlett¹, Paa Kwesi Blankson², Akua B Konadu^{1

2}, Kofi Osei-Tutu^{1

3}, Dennis Aprese¹, Maxwell Adjei⁴, Alfred E Yawson⁵, Peter Donkor^{6

7}, Ebenezer A Nyako¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Ghana Dental School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
³ Dental Department, Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Takoradi, Ghana.
⁴ Dental Department, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
⁵ Department of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
⁷ Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Abstract

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems and their provision of care has globally been challenged, including the delivery of Oral healthcare. In Ghana, it has become imperative that healthcare delivery including the practice of Dentistry and its sub-specialties be re-oriented in our peculiar setting to ensure minimal risk of spread of the infection. This article discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the practice of Dentistry in the country.

Keywords: COVID-19; Dental Practice; Dentistry; Ghana; Pandemic.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Delivery of Health Care / trends*
Dentistry / trends*
Ghana
Humans
Infection Control / trends*
Oral Health / trends
Practice Patterns, Dentists' / trends*
SARS-CoV-2