Visualize yourself as a local dental assistant during a threatening global pandemic. Well being a dental assistant isn't easy, especially since you have people, other than yourself, to take care of and ensure their safety. Dentistry departments should close until after the Coronavirus is contained, because the virus negatively impacts the occupation. Being a dental assistant is very risky, and the ways they provide care to their patients, can and may increase the transmission of the Coronavirus to others.
Consequently, a dental assistant's role is to clean their patients' teeth, which means they have to pry into people's mouths. "The practice of dentistry involves the use of rotary dental and surgical instruments...These instruments create a visible spray that can contain particle droplets of water, saliva, blood, microorganisms, and other debris." (CDC). This can cause a very unsanitary environment, which can cause the spread of Coronavirus. If dentist clinics were closed during this troubling time, less people would be susceptible to COVID-19 through dentistry. This shows one way how closing dental clinics can prevent exposure to the virus.

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