Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 30: Dr Gautam Sharma, ex-president, Indian Dental Association (IDA) Jammu, has said that quacks can play a spoilsport in the control of COVID-19 and also be multipliers of virus in India.
He warned the general public not to visit the quacks for their dental treatment as they use unhygienic and unsterilized instruments and were not following any kind of disinfection protocols.
“As most of the dental clinics run by qualified dentists are temporarily closed, there are reports that patients have started visiting the quacks operating illegally and as such are posing threat to health of patients,” he added.
Dr Gautam Sharma appealed the public to remain indoors and consult the dentist on phone in case of dental pain and emergency. Many dentists are providing consultation on video-calls and using tele-dentistry. Many dental colleges have also published the mobile numbers of their faculty for the general public,” he added.
He said the private dental clinics will be opened as soon as the Government allows after assessing the situation. “In the event of severe pain, the patient can visit nearby dental college as they have advanced facilities to treat the patient during the COVID-19 crisis,” Sharma suggested.
Dr Sharma cautioned that quacks have no provision of autoclaving the instruments in their illegal clinics and therefore fatal infections like Coronavirus, HIV, Hepatitis B etc, from blood and saliva can transmit to other patients. “To save a little amount of money, patients visit a quack as their fee is lower than a qualified dentist. But the consequence of visiting a quack for treatment can be dangerous and life-threatening,” he asserted.
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