DOI: 10.36347/sjds.2020.v07i12.010

Pages: 258-264

COVID-19 emerged as a global pandemic in early 2020, affecting more than 200 countries and territories. The infection is highly contagious, with disease transmission reported from asymptomatic carriers, including children. So in todays orthodontic practice, disease control must undergo major reevaluation and restructuring and must be given prime importance. The aim of this study was to evaluate by means of questionnaire, sterilization and dis¬infection methods employed in the practice of orthodontics in South India and the compliance of orthodontists to these methods. The questionnaire study was conducted using an online survey from July 2020 to December 2020.