The COVID-19 Dental Services Evidence Review (CoDER) Working Group, a group led by Professors Jan Clarkson and Craig Ramsay, has conducted a rapid review of internationally produced guidance for re-opening dental services. The review has been published in Cochrane Oral Health.

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Recommendations for the re-opening of dental services: review of international sources, published 6 May 2020, can be accessed at: https://oralhealth.cochrane.org/news/recommendations-re-opening-dental-services-rapid-review-international-sources.

The review, which is subject to revision, collates and summarises recommendations from the various sources identified within five themes relevant to the re-opening of dental services: practice preparation, personal protective equipment, management of the clinical area, dental procedures, and cleaning and disinfection.

The key messages emerging from the review can also be accessed at the link above. A table in the appendices shows what steps each country is taking for restructuring their dentistry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.