TY - JOUR A1 - Singh, Malvika T1 - Novel coronavirus infection and periodontal clinic: Are we prepared? Y1 - 2018/4/1 JF - Journal of Orthopaedics and Allied Sciences JO - J Orthop Allied Sci SP - 56 EP - 63 VL - 6 IS - 2 UR - https://www.joas.in/article.asp?issn=2319-2585;year=2018;volume=6;issue=2;spage=56;epage=63;aulast=Singh DO - 10.4103/IJAM.IJAM_20_20 N2 - Coronavirus infection has become a matter of serious concern for the world these days. Signs and symptoms include dry cough, fatigue, coughing sputum, and shortness of breath. Due to the continuous production of aerosol in periodontal clinics and because of the fact that the virus remains alive for 12 h, periodontists are highly susceptibility risk for the same. This article is an attempt to throw light on coronavirus infection and enumerating certain preventive measures to be taken in a periodontal setup for the prevention of the same. The following core competencies are addressed in this article: Medical knowledge, Patient care, Practice-based learning, Systems-based practice. ER -