ArticleJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery2025
Impact of COVID-19 on Maxillofacial Surgical Services in Africa: Implications for Future Practice.
Article in Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Activity: A Seven-Year Retrospective Study from a Romanian Emergency Hospital.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: To determine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on maxillofacial surgical service and institutional preparedness for similar pandemic in Africa. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of oral and maxillofacial (OMF) surgeons and senior registrars who practiced in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic was undertaken. The survey was presented in English and French language to reach almost all OMF surgeons in Africa. Responses were deidentified and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Results: Respondents from 69 hospitals located in 34 cities of 16 African countries, participated in this study. Their practices were in University Teaching hospitals (66.7%), public hospitals (27.5%) and private hospitals (5.8%). COVID-19 pandemic restrictions affected services in 49 (71.0%) hospitals which offered services limited to trauma, infections and oncology. Practice and infection control guidelines were provided by 66 (95.6%) of the hospitals. Fifty-two respondents collected specimens for COVID-19 screening in patients; and 39 (56.5%) were positive. While 27.5% of respondents perceived that their institutions appreciated the need for preparedness against future outbreak, 39.1% were uncertain if their institution did. Preparedness to handle a similar situation in the future is low. Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic restricted the practice of full scope OMFS in Africa; comprehensive review of the event and development of institutional policies and practices to effectively combat future pandemic is needful.
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