The Impact of the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Providing Special Care Dentistry: A Survey for Dentists.


Journal

International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
14 03 2021
Historique:
received: 12 02 2021
revised: 02 03 2021
accepted: 11 03 2021
entrez: 3 4 2021
pubmed: 4 4 2021
medline: 10 4 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This study aimed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the experiences of special care dentistry providers worldwide. An online survey was administered from 10 to 31 July 2020. Age, sex, years of professional activity, COVID-19 status, geographical area of origin and length of lockdown period were recorded for all participating dentists. The relationships between these variables and the changes in clinical activity, the treated patients' COVID-19 status and the implementation of protective measures in the dental clinic were analyzed. A total of 436 (70.6% women) dentists from 59 countries responded to the survey. Clinical activity was reduced or stopped for 79.1% of respondents. The most common change was to limit treatment to urgent care only (53.7%). Treatment under general anesthesia or deep sedation was discontinued (51.0%) or reduced (35.8%) for the majority of respondents. Male dentists were more likely to maintain their clinical activity than female dentists (

Identifiants

pubmed: 33799369
pii: ijerph18062970
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18062970
pmc: PMC8001730
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Jacobo Limeres Posse (J)

Medical-Surgical Dentistry Research Group (OMEQUI), Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Maria T van Harten (MT)

School of Dental Sciences, Trinity College Dublin & Dublin Dental University Hospital, Dublin D02 F859, Ireland.

Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig (C)

School of Dental Sciences, Trinity College Dublin & Dublin Dental University Hospital, Dublin D02 F859, Ireland.

Márcio Diniz Freitas (M)

Medical-Surgical Dentistry Research Group (OMEQUI), Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Denise Faulks (D)

Service d'Odontologie CROC, Université Clermont Auvergne & CHU Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Alison Dougall (A)

School of Dental Sciences, Trinity College Dublin & Dublin Dental University Hospital, Dublin D02 F859, Ireland.

Blánaid Daly (B)

School of Dental Sciences, Trinity College Dublin & Dublin Dental University Hospital, Dublin D02 F859, Ireland.

Pedro Diz Dios (P)

Medical-Surgical Dentistry Research Group (OMEQUI), Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

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