- Dec 3, 2010
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I had one dentist appointment six months at the beginning of the COVID outbreak and now I'm approaching my next routine cleaning. Six months ago we didn't know a lot about how the virus spreads but now we know that nearly all of the risk occurs when we expose each other to respitory droplets, and the longer you are in a room with someone who has it, the more likely you are to get it, and the more severe your case can become. Now that I know these things I have some concern about going to the dentist since I will be sitting in a chair with a hygienist leaning over me and me sitting there unmasked. Obviously the risk is higher for the hygienist than me, but I will also be in a chair and room that many people have been sitting in during the past 24 hours. Do you think its worth it to go to the dentist for a standard cleaning or should I skip it?
