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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

COVID-19 in Switzerland and Liechtenstein: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Dentists' Awareness, Protective Measures and Economic Effects.

Thomas Gerhard Wolf, Oliver Zeyer, Guglielmo Campus

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Practices in Germany: A Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  8. How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affects Risk Awareness in Dentists: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  9. Knowledge and Attitude of Polish Dental Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  11. Dentist Related Factors Associated with Implementation of COVID-19 Protective Measures: A National Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  12. Influence of Oral Health Care Systems on Future Career Environment of Dental Students in Europe.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  16. Dental Workload Reduction during First SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Lockdown in Germany: A Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Thomas Gerhard WolfDepartment of Restorative, Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4044-1893
Oliver ZeyerSwiss Dental Association SSO, CH-3000 Bern, Switzerland.
Guglielmo CampusDepartment of Restorative, Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8573-485X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this observational cross-sectional study was to gain information on the awareness; protective measures and economic effects of dentists in Switzerland during the global COVID-19 pandemic. All dentist were members of the Swiss Dental Association SSO from all over Switzerland-including all Swiss cantons and Liechtenstein-and received a previously calibrated questionnaire as an ad hoc online version. The questionnaire was divided into four parts: personal data; precautionary measures; awareness; perception. In total, 1324 questionnaires were analyzed; the response rate was 30.59% (

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DentistsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesHumansInfection ControlLiechtensteinPandemicsSurveys and QuestionnairesSwitzerlandawarenessCOVID-19dentisteconomic effectglobal pandemicinfection controlLiechtensteinprotective measuresSwitzerland

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PMID33291659
PMCPMC7730085

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