Nancy Srivastava

Nancy Srivastava, India

Title: Point of care diagnostics for periodontal practice in covid times

Abstract

Global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since 2019 has become a challenging emergency in healthcare system due to its high transmission and increased mortality rate. According to ADA dentist has been put in high-risk category (92.3%) and of them periodontist is at a greater risk because of periodontal treatment interventions which include aerosol generation and proximity to patient’s oropharyngeal region. As a result of this we need to have a change in the qualitative approach in the management of periodontal conditions. Pre-appointment screening is one of the preventive measures that can be taken to ensure the prevention of cross transmission of the disease. During these unprecedented times, scientist devised various techniques of diagnosis and prevention of disease. One of the breakthrough innovations was the point of care testing or COVID-19 testing at home. This helped to provide results within minutes of being administered thus, allowing for appropriate measures and rapid decision about patient care process. This lecture will take you through the various available POC test kits, how to use them and their brief mechanism of action thereby allowing periodontist to deliver oral health care with utmost safety.

Biography

Dr. Nancy Srivastava graduated from Manipal College of Dental Science, Mangalore in the year 2009 and has obtained her M.D.S degree in the field of Periodontics from M. R. Ambedkar Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore) in the year 2014. She is presently working as assoc. professor in the department of Periodontology in NIMS Dental College, Jaipur, with the teaching experience of 8 years. Her areas of interest are periodontal diagnostics, periodontal medicine and regenerative medicine and have presented papers and posters on the same at various conferences. She also has been invited as a guest speaker at the national conference. She has several publications in various international and national journal and have contributed a chapter in a textbook. She is also serving as reviewer in various scientific journals.

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