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Operational Implications and Risk Assessment of COVID-19 in Dental Practices

The unprecedented situation of the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the entire world, with dental practice being significantly affected. In this study, we aim to evaluate the operational implications and risk assessment of the coronavirus in dental practice. This observational study comprised the e...

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Autores principales: Wajeeh, Saba, Lal, Abhishek, Ahmed, Naseer, Khalil, Md. Ibrahim, Maqsood, Afsheen, Alshammari, Akram Mojidea M, Alshammari, Abdulelah Zaid, Alsharari, Meshari Musallam Mohammed, Alrushaydan, Abdulelah Hamdan, Alruwaili, Abdulaziz Fandi, Alam, Mohammad Khursheed
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8619992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34832001
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212244
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author Wajeeh, Saba
Lal, Abhishek
Ahmed, Naseer
Khalil, Md. Ibrahim
Maqsood, Afsheen
Alshammari, Akram Mojidea M
Alshammari, Abdulelah Zaid
Alsharari, Meshari Musallam Mohammed
Alrushaydan, Abdulelah Hamdan
Alruwaili, Abdulaziz Fandi
Alam, Mohammad Khursheed
author_facet Wajeeh, Saba
Lal, Abhishek
Ahmed, Naseer
Khalil, Md. Ibrahim
Maqsood, Afsheen
Alshammari, Akram Mojidea M
Alshammari, Abdulelah Zaid
Alsharari, Meshari Musallam Mohammed
Alrushaydan, Abdulelah Hamdan
Alruwaili, Abdulaziz Fandi
Alam, Mohammad Khursheed
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description The unprecedented situation of the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the entire world, with dental practice being significantly affected. In this study, we aim to evaluate the operational implications and risk assessment of the coronavirus in dental practice. This observational study comprised the electronic distribution of two surveys, one to patients and the second to dental professionals. The first questionnaire consisted of demographics along with 15 closed-ended questions. The second questionnaire consisted of demographics along with 43 questions from eight domains: financial impact, psychological impact, patient satisfaction, hygiene, patient management, COVID-19 lockdown, perspective, and practicing dentistry after the COVID-19 pandemic. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS-25. A linear regression test was applied to assess the effect of the dependent variable (patient’s satisfaction with the dental practice) on independent variables (age, gender, education). The ANOVA test was applied to assess the effect of the independent variables (financial impact, psychological impact, patient satisfaction, hygiene, patient management, lockdown, perspective, and post-COVID-19) on the dependent variables (age, gender, education, experience of dentists, qualification of dentists). A total of 711 patients and dental professionals participated in this study, with a response rate of 88.87%. Approximately 67.9% of the patients felt comfortable in the dental clinic, with 74.5% being satisfied with the dental clinic’s services. The majority (77.4%) of the dentists were psychologically affected. Many of the participants chose to use masks, gowns, respiratory equipment, and face shields for protection. Teledentistry was preferred by the majority of dentists in non-emergency cases. Many of the dentists chose alternative procedures to minimize the generation of aerosols. The majority of the dentists suggested changes in the dynamics of dentistry in the post-COVID era, such as the suggestion that the management of the finances of a dental practice along with infection control protocols should be practiced more optimally. Patients and dental professionals were well aware of the necessary precautionary measures required to combat the coronavirus, as well as the implications of different operational measures along with performing risk assessment, keeping in mind the changing dynamics of dentistry.
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spelling pubmed-86199922021-11-27 Operational Implications and Risk Assessment of COVID-19 in Dental Practices Wajeeh, Saba Lal, Abhishek Ahmed, Naseer Khalil, Md. Ibrahim Maqsood, Afsheen Alshammari, Akram Mojidea M Alshammari, Abdulelah Zaid Alsharari, Meshari Musallam Mohammed Alrushaydan, Abdulelah Hamdan Alruwaili, Abdulaziz Fandi Alam, Mohammad Khursheed Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The unprecedented situation of the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the entire world, with dental practice being significantly affected. In this study, we aim to evaluate the operational implications and risk assessment of the coronavirus in dental practice. This observational study comprised the electronic distribution of two surveys, one to patients and the second to dental professionals. The first questionnaire consisted of demographics along with 15 closed-ended questions. The second questionnaire consisted of demographics along with 43 questions from eight domains: financial impact, psychological impact, patient satisfaction, hygiene, patient management, COVID-19 lockdown, perspective, and practicing dentistry after the COVID-19 pandemic. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS-25. A linear regression test was applied to assess the effect of the dependent variable (patient’s satisfaction with the dental practice) on independent variables (age, gender, education). The ANOVA test was applied to assess the effect of the independent variables (financial impact, psychological impact, patient satisfaction, hygiene, patient management, lockdown, perspective, and post-COVID-19) on the dependent variables (age, gender, education, experience of dentists, qualification of dentists). A total of 711 patients and dental professionals participated in this study, with a response rate of 88.87%. Approximately 67.9% of the patients felt comfortable in the dental clinic, with 74.5% being satisfied with the dental clinic’s services. The majority (77.4%) of the dentists were psychologically affected. Many of the participants chose to use masks, gowns, respiratory equipment, and face shields for protection. Teledentistry was preferred by the majority of dentists in non-emergency cases. Many of the dentists chose alternative procedures to minimize the generation of aerosols. The majority of the dentists suggested changes in the dynamics of dentistry in the post-COVID era, such as the suggestion that the management of the finances of a dental practice along with infection control protocols should be practiced more optimally. Patients and dental professionals were well aware of the necessary precautionary measures required to combat the coronavirus, as well as the implications of different operational measures along with performing risk assessment, keeping in mind the changing dynamics of dentistry. MDPI 2021-11-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8619992/ /pubmed/34832001 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212244 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Alshammari, Abdulelah Zaid
Alsharari, Meshari Musallam Mohammed
Alrushaydan, Abdulelah Hamdan
Alruwaili, Abdulaziz Fandi
Alam, Mohammad Khursheed
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212244
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