COVID-19 incidence and vaccination rates among Canadian dental hygienists.

Autor:	Rock LD; Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada., Madathil S; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada., Khanna M; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada., Macdonald LK; Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada., Quiñonez C; Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada., Glogauer M; Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada., Allison P; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD [Can J Dent Hyg] 2022 Oct 01; Vol. 56 (3), pp. 123-130. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 01 (Print Publication: 2022).
Abstrakt:	Background: Oral health care settings potentially carry a high risk of cross-infection due to close contact and aerosol-generating procedures. There is limited evidence of the impact of COVID-19 among dental hygienists. This longitudinal study aimed to 1) estimate COVID-19 incidence rates among Canadian dental hygienists over a 1-year period; and 2) estimate vaccination rates among Canadian dental hygienists. Methods: A prospective cohort study design was used to collect self-reported COVID-19 status from 876 registered dental hygienists across Canada via an online baseline survey and then 6 follow-up questionnaires delivered between December 2020 and January 2022. Bayesian Poisson and binomial models were used to estimate the incidence rate and cumulative incidence of self-reported COVID-19. Results: The estimated cumulative incidence of COVID-19 in dental hygienists in Canada from December 2020 to January 2022 was 2.39% (95% CrI, 1.49%-3.50%), while the estimated cumulative incidence of COVID-19 in corresponding Canadian provinces was 5.12% (95% CrI, 5.12%-5.13%) during the same period. At last follow-up, 89.4% of participants self-reported that they had received at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Conclusion: The low infection rate observed among Canadian dental hygienists between December 2020 and January 2022 is reassuring to the dental hygiene and general community. Competing Interests: The authors declare no known conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2022 CDHA | ACHD.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
Externí odkaz:	Zobrazit plný text záznamu