COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on the Dental Team and Implications on Dental Public Health

Autor:	Arthur Rg Cortes, Gabriella Gatt, Nikolai J. Attard, Anne-Marie Agius
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Dental hygienists business.industry Dentistry Family medicine COVID-19 Pandemic 2020- -- Influence Pandemic medicine business Dental public health
Zdroj:	Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry. 15:64-69
ISSN:	0973-7316 2230-7389
DOI:	10.5005/jp-journals-10062-0106
Popis:	Aim and objective: To assess the self-reported impact of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the different members of the dental team in public, private, and academic sectors in Malta. Materials and methods: An anonymous online questionnaire on self-reported work and lifestyle changes was designed and administered. Since data were classified as categorical ranks, nonparametric tests were used to compare variables among the different dental team members. Statistical analysis: Multiple-choice question and checklist responses were treated as qualitative variables and were compared among groups using the Chi-square test. Questionnaire data obtained from the Likert scale, in turn, were treated as categorical ranks and therefore assessed using the Kruskal–Wallis test. Results from all variables obtained from the questionnaire were compared among the different dental team members. A p peer-reviewed
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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