A Survey on forensic odontologists' activity in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Few information on virus contagion at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic led to severe restrictions in the dental and forensic activity in Italy, the introduction of procedural guidelines and implementation of preventive measures. A specific survey on Italian forensic odontologists (FOds) activity was conducted to investigate the COVD-19 pandemic impact on daily practices, the preventive measures adopted to manage the risks of contagion procedures performed on living and dead people and the possible peculiar cases that required the intervention of a medical examiner. A total of 122 FOds answered, mostly males over 46 years coming from northern Italy. The results highlight the lack of specific guidelines for the procedures on living people compared to those on the dead but the regulatio

SUBMITTER: Bianchi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9988697 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature