Dentists seeing increased stress and anxiety in patients' teeth during COVID lockdowns

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Updated October 6 2021 - 10:53am, first published 5:30am
Dr Carmelo Bonanno says dental infection-control practices are impeccable because "they have to be". Picture: Karleen Minney
Dr Carmelo Bonanno says dental infection-control practices are impeccable because "they have to be". Picture: Karleen Minney

Peering into peoples' mouths for much of their working day, dentists are as acutely aware of the knock-on physical effects of the COVID pandemic as other medical practitioners - and what they're seeing lately is of concern.

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Peter Brewer

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