Oral Healthcare Services Delivered During COVID-19 Lockdown: A Report from Eastern Mediterranean Region

Osama Abu-Hammad, Shaden Abu-Hammad, Shadia Elsayed, Safa Jambi, Aishah Alhodhodi, Ahmad Othman, Abdel Aziz Baiomy Abdullah, Hisham Al-Shorman, Mostafa Fayyad, Duaa Taim, Basant Hamdy Abouzaid, Najla Dar-Odeh
{"title":"Oral Healthcare Services Delivered During COVID-19 Lockdown: A Report from Eastern Mediterranean Region","authors":"Osama Abu-Hammad, Shaden Abu-Hammad, Shadia Elsayed, Safa Jambi, Aishah Alhodhodi, Ahmad Othman, Abdel Aziz Baiomy Abdullah, Hisham Al-Shorman, Mostafa Fayyad, Duaa Taim, Basant Hamdy Abouzaid, Najla Dar-Odeh","doi":"10.1590/pboci.2023.057","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To describe oral healthcare services administered during the lockdown in the Eastern Mediterranean region and to investigate the role of socio-professional characteristics of dental practitioners or their self-reported COVID-19 infection. Material and Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to dental practitioners in all healthcare sectors in Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Results: There was a total of 335 participants, with the majority being females (N=225, 67.2%) and general practitioners (N=202, 60.3%). Cellulitis was the most common emergency encountered (N=108). The most common urgent procedures were for pulpitis, abscesses, and pericoronitis (N=191, 130, and 95, respectively). Country-specific significant associations were pulpitis in Egypt and Jordan, broken symptomatic teeth in Jordan, and biopsy in Egypt (p<0.05). The Ministry of Health was significantly associated with the management of dental infections, avulsion, and orthodontic emergencies, while university hospitals were significantly associated with advanced restorative procedures (p<0.05). Male practitioners performed significantly more procedures, particularly surgical emergencies (p<0.05). Conclusion: Dental infections were the most common complaints among dental patients during lockdown. Countryand sector-specific dental procedures are detected. Male gender seems to play a determinant role in performing a higher number of procedures, particularly for surgical emergencies.","PeriodicalId":134552,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Research in Pediatric Dentistry and Integrated Clinic","volume":"2013 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Brazilian Research in Pediatric Dentistry and Integrated Clinic","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1590/pboci.2023.057","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0

Abstract

Objective: To describe oral healthcare services administered during the lockdown in the Eastern Mediterranean region and to investigate the role of socio-professional characteristics of dental practitioners or their self-reported COVID-19 infection. Material and Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to dental practitioners in all healthcare sectors in Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Results: There was a total of 335 participants, with the majority being females (N=225, 67.2%) and general practitioners (N=202, 60.3%). Cellulitis was the most common emergency encountered (N=108). The most common urgent procedures were for pulpitis, abscesses, and pericoronitis (N=191, 130, and 95, respectively). Country-specific significant associations were pulpitis in Egypt and Jordan, broken symptomatic teeth in Jordan, and biopsy in Egypt (p<0.05). The Ministry of Health was significantly associated with the management of dental infections, avulsion, and orthodontic emergencies, while university hospitals were significantly associated with advanced restorative procedures (p<0.05). Male practitioners performed significantly more procedures, particularly surgical emergencies (p<0.05). Conclusion: Dental infections were the most common complaints among dental patients during lockdown. Countryand sector-specific dental procedures are detected. Male gender seems to play a determinant role in performing a higher number of procedures, particularly for surgical emergencies.
2019冠状病毒病封锁期间提供的口腔保健服务:来自东地中海地区的报告
目的:描述东地中海地区在封锁期间提供的口腔保健服务,并调查牙科医生的社会专业特征或他们自报的COVID-19感染的作用。材料和方法:向约旦、埃及和沙特阿拉伯所有卫生保健部门的牙科医生分发了一份调查问卷。结果:共335名受试者,以女性(N=225, 67.2%)和全科医生(N=202, 60.3%)为主。蜂窝织炎是最常见的紧急情况(N=108)。最常见的紧急手术是牙髓炎、脓肿和冠周炎(N=191、130和95)。国家特异性显著相关性为埃及和约旦的牙髓炎,约旦的有症状牙齿断裂,埃及的活检(p<0.05)。卫生部与牙齿感染、撕脱和正畸急诊的管理显著相关,而大学医院与高级修复手术显著相关(p<0.05)。男性医生的手术次数明显更多,尤其是外科急诊(p<0.05)。结论:封锁期间,口腔感染是牙科患者最常见的主诉。检测针对国家和部门的牙科程序。男性性别似乎在执行更多的程序中起决定性作用,特别是在外科急诊中。
本文章由计算机程序翻译,如有差异,请以英文原文为准。
求助全文
约1分钟内获得全文 求助全文
来源期刊
自引率
0.00%
发文量
0
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
copy
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
右上角分享
点击右上角分享
0
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:604180095
Book学术官方微信