Journal of Dental and Orofacial Research
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 2

The Era of COVID-19 pandemic: A good time to ban social shisha smoking

  • Author:
  • Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi1,, 2, 3
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 3 to 4

1Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc, Ibadan, Nigeria

2Mental and Oral Health Development Organization Inc, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

3Department of Community Health, Aminu Musa Habib College of Health Science and Technology, Yauri, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author E-mail: kanmodikehinde@yahoo.com

Online published on 9 April, 2021.

Abstract

Shisha mouthpiece sharing is a practice in some social gatherings. With the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, placing a ban on social shisha smoking in public places will help reduce the spread of the disease.

Keywords

COVID-19, Transmission, Hookah, Waterpipe, Shisha, Mouthpiece