Table 3 Main coping strategies for oral and dental health workers against COVID-19

Patient management strategies

Guidelines for patient management

[21, 26, 32, 33, 42,43,44]

Training and education

[6, 26, 33, 39]

Appropriate time management

[27, 30, 45]

Patient screening

[6, 29, 46,47,48,49]

Infection control strategies

Personal protective equipment

[10, 12, 20, 22, 26, 27, 33, 44, 46, 48,49,50,51,52]

Environmental sterilization and disinfection

[34, 42, 49, 52]

Rubber dam isolation

[10, 12, 45, 51]

Hand hygiene

[10, 12, 44, 48]

Mouth rinsing and saliva ejection

[43, 44, 53]

Removal of medical/dental waste

[10, 44, 48, 53]

Virtual strategies

Virtual assistant

[24, 31, 52]

Telemedicine

[29, 30, 50]

Tele dentistry

[31, 46]