COVID-19—Awareness and Practice of Dentists in Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Abdullah Bin Nabhan, Ali Alrafedah, Adel Alenzi, Mohammad Zakaria Nassani, Nasser Alqhtani, Faisal Mehsen Nazal Alali, Bassel Tarakji, Anas B. Alsalhani |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Dental practice
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cross-sectional study COVID19 Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Dentists education Saudi Arabia lcsh:Medicine Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine prevention Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Infection control Humans awareness 030212 general & internal medicine dental practice Response rate (survey) business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 030206 dentistry infection control practice Cross-Sectional Studies Dental clinic Family medicine business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 1 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 330, p 330 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18010330 |
| Popis: | Dental professionals have a major role in the fight against the spread and transmission of COVID-19. This study aimed to evaluate awareness and practice of dentists in Saudi Arabia regarding COVID-19 and the utilization of infection control methods. A 24-item questionnaire was developed and distributed through social media to 627 dentists working in Saudi Arabia. 177 questionnaires were completed (28.2% response rate). Most dentists were aware about the transmission, incubation time and main clinical symptoms of COVID-19. Almost 83% of the respondents appreciate the risk of droplets, aerosols and airborne particles in transmission of COVID-19 in the dental clinic. Among the common practices of participants are measuring patient&rsquo s body temperature before undertaking a dental treatment (88.7%), cleaning the environmental surfaces at the dental clinic after each patient (91.5%) and restriction of dental treatment to emergency cases (82.5%). It seems that practicing dentists in Saudi Arabia are fairly aware about COVID-19. The practices of the surveyed dentists appear to be mostly consistent with the current guidelines and recommendations for infection control of COVID-19 in the dental clinic. Some drawbacks in knowledge and a number of inappropriate practices can be identified and require the attention of health authorities. |
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