ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2021
Comparison of the use of personal protective equipment and infection control in dentists and their assistants before and after the corona crisis.
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- The "new normal" of hygiene measures at the end of the COVID-19 epidemic: a survey among French dentists.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Exposure to Biological Fluids in Dental Practice-Narrative Review on Appropriate Risk Assessment to Guide Post-Exposure Management.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Mental health status of dentists during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 is a new viral outbreak in the world. Dentists and their assistants are at greatest risk of exposure to the virus, due to close contact with patients and dealing with aerosols. Hence, the aim of this study was to compare the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and supplementary protective equipment (SPE) and observance of the principles of infection control (PIC) in dentists and their assistants before and after the corona crisis. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey from May 6 to 20, 2020. Convenience sampling was used to select individuals. The questionnaire, consisting of four general categories about the use of PPE and SPE and the observance of PIC by dentists and their assistants before and after corona crisis, was registered at Porsline website (https://survey.porsline.ir/s/KUt7VQB). Frequencies in each subcategory were calculated and comparisons were done using Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, and paired sample
resultsThere were significant differences in the frequency of use of PPE by dentists before and after corona crisis for oral and dental examination and also dental procedures (
conclusionsAlthough the frequency of use of PPE and observance of PIC increased among dentists and their assistants, this increase is not sufficient, especially for dental assistants, and a higher level of use of PPE and PIC observance in face of highly contagious and life-threatening viruses such as corona is required.
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