b'YEAR IN REVIEWDentists defending against COVID-19: Avoiding infections but not anxiety and depressionStudy reveals that adherence to safety protocols is keeping dentists safe from the coronavirus but not necessarily from mental health issuesAs it became clear that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to Systemic inflammationhave a profound impact on Americas work and social lives, it was widely predicted that dental professionals would be at a particularly high risk of infection due to their close proximity to associated with periodontalpatients as well as exposure to procedure-generated aerosols. Fortunately, that has turned out not to be the case according disease may be a critical driverto the first study to estimate the prevalence of COVID-19 among U.S. dentists. However, the study also indicates that of the inflammatory reactiondentists are experiencing increased rates of psychological and cytokine storm seen instress, depression and anxiety due to the pandemic.The good newssevere COVID disease. A study reported in an article published in the November 2020 issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) surveyed licensed, practicing dentists and public AAP Periospectives| 8'