Os PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ADOPTED FOR LOCAL CONTROL OF TRANFERABILITY BY COVID-19 IN THE RETURN OF FACE-TO-FACE ACTIVITIES TO SERVE THE POPULATION IN DENTISTRY COURSES IN MINAS GERAIS

Abstract

Since the beginning of the pandemic, at the end of 2019, until the resumption of face-to-face activities to serve the public in health care courses in Minas Gerais, specifically in dentistry courses; technical notes, recommendations and biosafety manuals were prepared. These documents served as a reference for the standardization of care protocols, including the use of more efficient personal protection equipment to control Covid-19's transmissibility. The review search was carried out in the PubMed/MEDLINE and Scielo databases, World Health Organization, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Brazilian Association of Dental Education, Federal Council of Dentistry, Regional Councils of Dentistry of the States of São Paulo and Minas Gerais and college. Prioritizing the contents published between January and September 2020. Period corresponding to the beginning of the pandemic until the return of care activities in health courses in Minas Gerais. Seeking the documents that guided this return and that justified the adoption of the use of this personal protective equipment by college students.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2 virus diameter; Covid-19 broadcast media; N95 respirators; PFF2 respirators; face shield; disposable waterproof coat.