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class="field__item"> <div class="nobackground equalize order-normal spacing-default spacing-both vertical-align-top paragraph paragraph-layout paragraph--type--ino-pt-two-column paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="field field--name-field-ph-layout-one-column field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ino-pt-wysiwyg paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container"> <div class="normal"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-ph-wysiwyg-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>In late 2019, a novel coronavirus emerged, later named COVID-19. The transmission of this highly contagious virus was discovered to be primarily through respiratory droplets causing it to rapidly spread globally. In early 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span lang="EN-US"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Due to the global public health risk, many countries implemented a shutdown of non-essential businesses. Dental clinics were also ordered to close as many dental care procedures involve the production of aerosols and new standard operating procedures (SoPs) were urgently needed.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>Unfortunately, due to the lack of access to oral healthcare ranging from 4 to 6 weeks, or even longer, inequalities in oral health were exacerbated forcing desperate patients to resort to “do-it-yourself” dentistry.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>As dental clinics reopened with increased personal protective equipment requirements and new SoPs, oral health professionals suffered burnouts and stress due to fear of the virus, financial burden and increasing patient needs. The cumulation of these factors has resulted in worsening the shortage of oral health professionals globally and it is evident that in the recovery from the pandemic we must rebuild a resilient dental workforce.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="field field--name-field-ph-layout-two-column field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="align-left width-full height-auto paragraph paragraph--type--ino-pt-media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container"> <div class="field field--name-field-ph-media-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><figure class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/ino_plan_1x_xl/public/2022-03/Build%20Back%20Better%20key%20image.png?itok=RdOEuNQ1 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/ino_plain_2x_xl/public/2022-03/Build%20Back%20Better%20key%20image.png?itok=wWf6LjUr 2x" media="(min-width: 1200px)" type="image/png" width="1300" height="994"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/ino_plain_1x_lg/public/2022-03/Build%20Back%20Better%20key%20image.png?itok=qHW98ZQW 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/ino_plain_2x_lg/public/2022-03/Build%20Back%20Better%20key%20image.png?itok=Xko2NVxv 2x" media="(min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/png" width="1200" height="917"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/ino_plain_1x_md/public/2022-03/Build%20Back%20Better%20key%20image.png?itok=nSe_dymb 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/ino_plain_2x_md/public/2022-03/Build%20Back%20Better%20key%20image.png?itok=Igpv6e85 2x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 992px)" type="image/png" width="992" height="758"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/ino_plain_1x_sm/public/2022-03/Build%20Back%20Better%20key%20image.png?itok=_DUiOajk 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/ino_plain_2x_sm/public/2022-03/Build%20Back%20Better%20key%20image.png?itok=qhwYX2ar 2x" media="(min-width: 576px) and (max-width: 768px)" type="image/png" width="768" height="587"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/ino_plain_1x_xs/public/2022-03/Build%20Back%20Better%20key%20image.png?itok=7IiYPtTB 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/ino_plain_2x_xs/public/2022-03/Build%20Back%20Better%20key%20image.png?itok=TzPX6ART 2x" media="(max-width: 576px)" type="image/png" width="576" height="440"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/ino_plain_1x_xs/public/2022-03/Build%20Back%20Better%20key%20image.png?itok=7IiYPtTB" width="576" height="440" alt="FDI Build back Better" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="primary equalize order-normal spacing-default spacing-both vertical-align-bottom paragraph paragraph-layout paragraph--type--ino-pt-two-column paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="field field--name-field-ph-layout-one-column field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="nobackground auto align-left container-width-default paragraph paragraph--type--ino-pt-title paragraph--view-mode--default title-only"> <div class="title-pt-background"> <div class="title-pt-wrapper"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="title-pt-title"> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Rebuilding a resilient dental workforce</div> </h2> <div class="title-pt-body"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ino-pt-wysiwyg paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container"> <div class="normal"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-ph-wysiwyg-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>The dental team's role in addressing not only the burden of oral disease, but also the risk factors that are common with other non-communicable diseases has been spotlighted during this crisis. A whole team approach is needed to provide dental prevention in primary, secondary and tertiary settings. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>The WHO Oral Health Resolution and </span></span><a href="https://www.fdiworlddental.org/vision2030"><span><span>FDI Vision 2030</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span> set out key strategies for tackling the global burden of oral disease through a common risk factor approach and work force planning. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>In the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, there has never been a more critical time to deliver the strategies outlined within these documents. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div 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