Benefits of Dental Care

Abbr

Risks of Dental Care

Abbr

Treatment of pain

P

Spread of COVID-19 to patients (and associated morbidity/mortality)

CVP

Prevention of infection

I

Spread of COVID-19 to dental providers (morbidity, mortality, and effect on provision of dental care)

CVD

Prevention of tooth/bone loss

TBL

Utilization of PPE for something other than direct COVID-19 treatment (increasing morbidity/ mortality of COVID-19)

PPE

Prevention of emergency department visits (higher cost and exposure to COVID-19)

EDV

Esthetics/Social improvement

ES

Economic benefit to patients (increased productivity)

EB

Economic benefit to dental providers (wages)

W