COVID-19 outbreak and dental health care provision in Nigeria: a national survey
| Autor: | Aladelusi, Timothy Olukunle, Atiba, Foluso Ayobami, Gbadebo, Shakeerah Olaide, Adeyemo, Yewande Isabella, Olusanya, Adeola Adenike, Akadiri, Oladimeji Adeniyi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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media_common.quotation_subject Nigeria Infection control Care provision Hygiene Personal protective equipment Humans Medicine Teledentistry Pandemics General Dentistry media_common SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Research COVID-19 RK1-715 Dental care delivery medicine.disease Triage Dental personnel Dentistry Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | BMC Oral Health BMC Oral Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1472-6831 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12903-021-01860-1 |
| Popis: | BackgroundThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world is unprecedented, posing greater threats to vulnerable healthcare systems, especially in developing countries. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of dental healthcare providers in Nigeria about the disease and evaluate their responses to the preventive measures necessitated by COVID-19.MethodsThis was an online self-administered questionnaire-based study conducted among dentists practicing in Nigeria. A message containing the link to the survey was sent widely via social medial platforms and electronic mails to dentists practicing in Nigeria. The data collection was done between the 2ndof June and 3rd of July 2020.ResultsA total of 314 responses was recorded. Fever was the most specified generalized symptom (97.5%), while the use of masks (100%), hand hygiene (99.7%), social distancing (97.7%) and surface cleaning (99.4%) were the most commonly employed general preventive methods. The main identified risk of transmission in the clinic was aerosol generating procedures (98.7%).ConclusionThe general knowledge of dental personnel in our study population appears to be adequate on the common clinical features of COVID-19 but less adequate regarding the less common features. The COVID-19 pandemic has also modified some aspects of dental service delivery but more needs to be done in this regard. Preventive measures against the transmission of COVID-19 in dental practice settings include proper utilization of teledentistry, clinical triage, preprocedural 1% hydrogen peroxide oral rinses, and the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which should always be encouraged. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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