AUTHOR=Gaudin Alexis , Arbab-Chirani Reza , Pérez Fabienne 

TITLE=Effect of COVID-19 on Dental Education and Practice in France

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Dental Medicine

VOLUME=1

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/dental-medicine/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2020.00005

DOI=10.3389/fdmed.2020.00005

ISSN=2673-4915

ABSTRACT=<p>The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute infectious disease leading to a global pandemic. Dental professionals (dental staff, academics) and students are one part of the healthcare workers that face the greatest severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) risk. Consequently, several measures were imposed to limit the spread of the virus, the overload of the health system, and to protect the dental professionals and students. This brief communication focuses on chronology of COVID-19 related events, the temporary modifications, and the potential impacts on dental education in France.</p>