Preventive measures for COVID‑19 among dental students and dentists during the mandatory social isolation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020.

Background: Dentistry is one of the professions that are most exposed to the contagion with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19). However, the prevalence and positivity rates of COVID‑19 are low in dentists, indicating that the current measures of infection control may be sufficient to prevent infection in dental settings.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine whether the preventive measures for COVID‑19 during the mandatory social isolation were followed by dental students and dentists in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020.