• Nimit Bajaj, Bruno P Granwehr, Ehab Y Hanna, and Mark S Chambers.
• Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
• Head Neck. 2020 Jul 1; 42 (7): 1543-1547.

AbstractThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a major public health crisis. The diagnostic and containment efforts for the disease have presented significant challenges for the global health-care community. In this brief report, we provide perspective on the potential use of salivary specimens for detection and serial monitoring of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), based on current literature. Oral health-care providers are at an elevated risk of exposure to COVID-19 due to their proximity to nasopharynx of patients, and the practice involving the use of aerosol-generating equipment. Here, we summarize the general guidelines for oral health-care specialists for prevention of nosocomial transmission of COVID-19, and provide specific recommendations for clinical care management.© 2020 The Authors. Head & Neck published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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