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The Perception of Evidence-based Dentistry among Dental Professionals in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 Pandemic

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic caused extraordinary changes in dental practices, including evidence-based dentistry (EBD). Despite dental practitioners' positive attitudes toward EBD, implementation has been limited. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of...

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Autores principales: Aboalshamat, Khalid, Alharbi, Raghad, Alharbi, Ahad, Alfozan, Aram, Alahdal, Sally, Aldehri, Sarah, Nassar, Afnan Anas
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Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9469449/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36110818
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_575_21
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author Aboalshamat, Khalid
Alharbi, Raghad
Alharbi, Ahad
Alfozan, Aram
Alahdal, Sally
Aldehri, Sarah
Nassar, Afnan Anas
author_facet Aboalshamat, Khalid
Alharbi, Raghad
Alharbi, Ahad
Alfozan, Aram
Alahdal, Sally
Aldehri, Sarah
Nassar, Afnan Anas
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description BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic caused extraordinary changes in dental practices, including evidence-based dentistry (EBD). Despite dental practitioners' positive attitudes toward EBD, implementation has been limited. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of EBD among dental professionals in Saudi Arabia and explore the COVID-19 pandemic impacts on perceptions of EBD. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire that was distributed electronically to dentists and dental students in Saudi Arabia. Multiple linear regression and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. RESULTS: The mean knowledge score was 48.33 ± 13.63 out of 70 points, with 37.31% to 60.45% awareness of EBD components. Only 37% were aware of the Cochrane Collaboration. Specialist/consultants and participants from the central region had significantly better knowledge scores. Lack of time (75.60%) was the most significant barrier to EBD. Only 36.60% of participants used EBD for treatment procedures. Most (72.4%–80.6%) believed the pandemic increased EBD's importance, 67.70% believed that EBD should be mandatory, and 62.90% believed all decisions in dental clinics will follow EBD in the future. However, 53.50% reported that EBD material was difficult to follow during COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: The level of knowledge about EBD among dental professionals in Saudi Arabia is relatively acceptable. It is difficult to put EBD to practice due to the overwhelming flow of information. More educational and organizational efforts should be implemented to advocate for EBD.
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spelling pubmed-94694492022-09-14 The Perception of Evidence-based Dentistry among Dental Professionals in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 Pandemic Aboalshamat, Khalid Alharbi, Raghad Alharbi, Ahad Alfozan, Aram Alahdal, Sally Aldehri, Sarah Nassar, Afnan Anas J Pharm Bioallied Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic caused extraordinary changes in dental practices, including evidence-based dentistry (EBD). Despite dental practitioners' positive attitudes toward EBD, implementation has been limited. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of EBD among dental professionals in Saudi Arabia and explore the COVID-19 pandemic impacts on perceptions of EBD. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire that was distributed electronically to dentists and dental students in Saudi Arabia. Multiple linear regression and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. RESULTS: The mean knowledge score was 48.33 ± 13.63 out of 70 points, with 37.31% to 60.45% awareness of EBD components. Only 37% were aware of the Cochrane Collaboration. Specialist/consultants and participants from the central region had significantly better knowledge scores. Lack of time (75.60%) was the most significant barrier to EBD. Only 36.60% of participants used EBD for treatment procedures. Most (72.4%–80.6%) believed the pandemic increased EBD's importance, 67.70% believed that EBD should be mandatory, and 62.90% believed all decisions in dental clinics will follow EBD in the future. However, 53.50% reported that EBD material was difficult to follow during COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: The level of knowledge about EBD among dental professionals in Saudi Arabia is relatively acceptable. It is difficult to put EBD to practice due to the overwhelming flow of information. More educational and organizational efforts should be implemented to advocate for EBD. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022-07 2022-07-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9469449/ /pubmed/36110818 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_575_21 Text en Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Aboalshamat, Khalid
Alharbi, Raghad
Alharbi, Ahad
Alfozan, Aram
Alahdal, Sally
Aldehri, Sarah
Nassar, Afnan Anas
The Perception of Evidence-based Dentistry among Dental Professionals in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 Pandemic
title The Perception of Evidence-based Dentistry among Dental Professionals in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full The Perception of Evidence-based Dentistry among Dental Professionals in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr The Perception of Evidence-based Dentistry among Dental Professionals in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed The Perception of Evidence-based Dentistry among Dental Professionals in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short The Perception of Evidence-based Dentistry among Dental Professionals in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort perception of evidence-based dentistry among dental professionals in saudi arabia during covid-19 pandemic
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9469449/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36110818
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_575_21
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