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Knowledge and Attitude of Polish Dental Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Objectives: This study analyzed Polish dentists’ knowledge of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the main problems in their work during the early phase of the pandemic. Methods: Dentists responded to an online anonymous survey consisting of 57 questions relating to socio-demographics, knowledge about COVID-19...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8621051/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34831856 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212100 |
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author | Turska-Szybka, Anna Prokopczyk, Maria Winkielman, Piotr Olczak-Kowalczyk, Dorota |
author_facet | Turska-Szybka, Anna Prokopczyk, Maria Winkielman, Piotr Olczak-Kowalczyk, Dorota |
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description | Objectives: This study analyzed Polish dentists’ knowledge of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the main problems in their work during the early phase of the pandemic. Methods: Dentists responded to an online anonymous survey consisting of 57 questions relating to socio-demographics, knowledge about COVID-19, and office procedures. The obtained data were analyzed using basic descriptive statistics, significance of dependencies and Chi square and Mann–Whitney tests; p < 0.05. Results: Ultimately, responses from 730 dentists were included. The mean age was 43.62 ± 11.57. Almost 3/4 of the respondents followed the information on COVID-19. A total of 95.5% had knowledge about COVID-19. Genetic testing was the basic test according to 69.2%. Further, 56.0% were concerned about the pandemic, and 23.6% were significantly anxious. In addition, 42.1% considered a risk of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 in the workplace as very high. A total of 84.0% admitted patients performing a triage and using personal protective equipment (PPE). Further, 44.5% planned to become vaccinated. Continuing the work during the pandemic was strongly correlated with age, sector, and location and duration of work. Conclusions: Most Polish dentists follow the information on the COVID-19 protocol and have sufficient knowledge about COVID-19. Dentists are concerned and anxious about the situation. The vast majority admitted patients during the pandemic and use PPE. Only almost half plan to be vaccinated. |
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spelling | pubmed-86210512021-11-27 Knowledge and Attitude of Polish Dental Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic Turska-Szybka, Anna Prokopczyk, Maria Winkielman, Piotr Olczak-Kowalczyk, Dorota Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Objectives: This study analyzed Polish dentists’ knowledge of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the main problems in their work during the early phase of the pandemic. Methods: Dentists responded to an online anonymous survey consisting of 57 questions relating to socio-demographics, knowledge about COVID-19, and office procedures. The obtained data were analyzed using basic descriptive statistics, significance of dependencies and Chi square and Mann–Whitney tests; p < 0.05. Results: Ultimately, responses from 730 dentists were included. The mean age was 43.62 ± 11.57. Almost 3/4 of the respondents followed the information on COVID-19. A total of 95.5% had knowledge about COVID-19. Genetic testing was the basic test according to 69.2%. Further, 56.0% were concerned about the pandemic, and 23.6% were significantly anxious. In addition, 42.1% considered a risk of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 in the workplace as very high. A total of 84.0% admitted patients performing a triage and using personal protective equipment (PPE). Further, 44.5% planned to become vaccinated. Continuing the work during the pandemic was strongly correlated with age, sector, and location and duration of work. Conclusions: Most Polish dentists follow the information on the COVID-19 protocol and have sufficient knowledge about COVID-19. Dentists are concerned and anxious about the situation. The vast majority admitted patients during the pandemic and use PPE. Only almost half plan to be vaccinated. MDPI 2021-11-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8621051/ /pubmed/34831856 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212100 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/). |
spellingShingle | Article Turska-Szybka, Anna Prokopczyk, Maria Winkielman, Piotr Olczak-Kowalczyk, Dorota Knowledge and Attitude of Polish Dental Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title | Knowledge and Attitude of Polish Dental Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full | Knowledge and Attitude of Polish Dental Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Knowledge and Attitude of Polish Dental Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and Attitude of Polish Dental Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_short | Knowledge and Attitude of Polish Dental Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_sort | knowledge and attitude of polish dental healthcare professionals during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8621051/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34831856 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212100 |
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