ABSTRACT: Corona viruses are group of viruses that causes respiratory syndromes such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome(MERS) or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS).The newly discovered coronaviruses knowns as the SARS-COV 2 have caused a severe respiratory distress resulting in a disease called covid-19.It has been declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation.Since the transmission of viruses can occur through either droplet or aerosol contamination or contact with the surfaces contaminated by the infected persons all the health care professionals are potentially at risk and the amount of risk being higher for the Dental Health Care Professionals(DHCP) since they are the ones who are frequently dealing with aerosols..Hence this article aims at reviewing the health care and standard operation protocols to be followed in the post covid era.