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Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Dental Workload Reduction during First SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Lockdown in Germany: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Thomas Gerhard Wolf, James Deschner, Harald Schrader, Peter Bührens, Gudrun Kaps-Richter, Maria Grazia Cagetti, Guglielmo Campus

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In one paragraph

Observational study in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Effectiveness of Telemedicine and Teledentistry after the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Review
  8. Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Practices in Germany: A Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Observational
  9. Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) among Pediatric Dentists during Lockdown Period.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
    Article
  10. One Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Dental Medical Facilities in Germany: A Questionnaire-Based Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  11. 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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  12. Occupational Infections among Dental Health Workers in Germany-14-Year Time Trends.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  13. 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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  14. Dental Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a German Dental Hospital.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 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
James DeschnerDepartment of Periodontology and Operative Dentistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, D-55131 Mainz, Germany.
Harald SchraderFree Association of German Dentists/Freier Verband Deutscher Zahnärzte (FVDZ), D-53117 Bonn, Germany.
Peter BührensFree Association of German Dentists/Freier Verband Deutscher Zahnärzte (FVDZ), D-53117 Bonn, Germany.
Gudrun Kaps-RichterFree Association of German Dentists/Freier Verband Deutscher Zahnärzte (FVDZ), D-53117 Bonn, Germany.
Maria Grazia CagettiDepartment of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Science, University of Milan, I-20142 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2704-0585
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

An observational cross-sectional survey was planned to analyze the weekly workload reduction of German dentists during lockdown due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were predominantly members of the Free Association of German Dentists and filled in an online questionnaire. The questionnaire was sent to a total of 9416 dentists, with a response rate of 27.98% (

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Communicable Disease ControlCross-Sectional StudiesDentistsGermanyHumansPandemicsSurveys and QuestionnairesWorkloadCOVID-19dental practicedentisteconomicGermanyglobal pandemicreductionSARS-CoV-2workload

Identifiers

PMID33808537
PMCPMC8003293

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