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ArticleInfection, disease & health2022

Australian dentists' knowledge, preparedness, and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cristina Sotomayor-Castillo, Cecilia Li, Keren Kaufman-Francis, Shizar Nahidi, Laurence J Walsh, Sharon Ac Liberali, Eithne Irving, Alexander Cl Holden, Ramon Z Shaban

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Article in Infection, disease & health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Cristina Sotomayor-CastilloFaculty of Medicine and Health, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: cristina.sotomayor@sydney.edu.au.
Cecilia LiFaculty of Medicine and Health, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: cecilia.z.li@sydney.edu.au.
Keren Kaufman-FrancisFaculty of Medicine and Health, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: kfra3613@uni.sydney.edu.au.
Shizar NahidiFaculty of Medicine and Health, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Laurence J WalshSchool of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: l.walsh@uq.edu.au.
Sharon Ac LiberaliAdelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Special Needs Unit, Adelaide Dental Hospital, SA Dental, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Electronic address: sharon.liberali@sa.gov.au.
Eithne IrvingAustralian Dental Association, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: eithne.irving@ada.org.au.
Alexander Cl HoldenFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney School of Dentistry, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia; Sydney Dental Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: alexander.holden@sydney.edu.au.
Ramon Z ShabanFaculty of Medicine and Health, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Division of Infectious Diseases and Sexual Health, Westmead Hospital and Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead, NSW, Australia; New South Wales Biocontainment Centre, Western Sydney Local Health District and New South Wales Health, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: ramon.shaban@sydney.edu.au.
Taronga Conservation Society Australia · AUSydney Local Health District · AUAustralian Dental Association · AUThe University of Adelaide · AUThe University of Queensland · AUThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCOVID-19 is a global health crisis. Close contact with the mucous membranes and respiratory secretions of patients and aerosol-generating procedures renders dentists and other oral health professionals at high risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2. We examined dentists' knowledge, preparedness, and experiences of managing COVID-19 in Australia.

methodsA cross-sectional online survey of dentists with a current membership with The Australian Dental Association (ADA) was conducted between March and April 2021.

resultsOf the 368 survey responses, most dentists (72.3%) reported having a good level of knowledge about COVID-19, with most visiting the ADA Federal COVID-19 (74.7%) and state/territory department of health websites (62.8%), respectively to source up-to-date information. Most dentists (87.6%) felt prepared to manage COVID-19 into the future, although 66% reported not receiving training or certification in the use of PPE. Over half (58.7%) reported not being concerned about contracting SARS-CoV-2 at work, with some (28.9%, n = 98/339) feeling more stressed than usual and having heavier workloads.

conclusionCOVID-19 had significant impact in oral healthcare in Australia. Dentistry has adapted to the varied challenges raised by the pandemic. Comprehensive training and detailed guidelines were fundamental for successful patient management during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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COVID-19PandemicsAustraliaCross-Sectional StudiesDentistsHumansSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Dental health servicesDentistsInfection controlOutbreaks

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PMID34750088
PMCPMC8523486
OpenAlexW3205170532

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