The impact of COVID-19 on Italian dentists: A cross-sectional survey on 2443 participants.

IF 2.9 3区医学 Q1 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Oral diseases Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-27 DOI:10.1111/odi.14815

Luigi Barbato, Nicola Discepoli, Marco Clementini, Ivo Iavicoli, Luca Landi, Vilma Pinchi, Mario Raspini, Maria Di Martino, Raffaele Cavalcanti, Alessandro Crea, Rodolfo Gianserra, Francesco Cairo, Nicola Marco Sforza

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic among a sample of Italian dentists in terms of infection, strategies for infection control, organization of the dental clinic, attitude, and behavior.

Material and methods: This was a cross-sectional survey. The sample consisted of 8000 Italian dentists selected among 63,375 using a computerized random sampling method. An electronic informed consent had to be signed. The questionnaire categories were on demographic, infection risk management, organization, and dentists' attitude and behavior. Geographic macro-areas were used for subgroup analysis.

Results: Among 8000 invited dentists, 2443 agreed to participate to the survey (30.6%). Mean age was 51.2 years, women were 34.5%. A total of 6.1% self-reported COVID-19 experience and higher rate of infection was reported in north Italy compared to the south (p < 0.05). FFP2/FFP3 respirators (97.1%) and visors (97.4%) were used by almost all dentists. While, natural ventilation and mouthwashes were the most frequent approaches used to reduce the infection risk. Most of the dentists reported positive attitude, nevertheless 83.6% felt an increased responsibility.

Conclusion: The self-reported COVID-19 prevalence was 6.1% with some differences among geographic areas. COVID 19 had a deep impact on preventive strategies, dental office organization, and behavior within this sample.

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COVID-19对意大利牙医的影响:对2443名参与者的横断面调查。

目的:了解新冠肺炎疫情对意大利牙医感染、感染控制策略、牙科诊所组织、态度和行为的影响。材料和方法:本研究为横断面调查。通过计算机随机抽样的方法，从63375名意大利牙医中选出8000名作为样本。必须签署电子知情同意书。问卷分类为人口统计、感染风险管理、组织、牙医态度和行为。采用地理宏观区域进行亚群分析。结果:在8000名受邀牙医中，有2443名(30.6%)同意参与调查。平均年龄51.2岁，女性占34.5%。意大利北部自报的COVID-19患病率为6.1%，感染率高于南部(p结论:意大利北部自报的COVID-19患病率为6.1%，地理区域之间存在一定差异。COVID - 19对该样本中的预防策略、牙科诊所组织和行为产生了深远的影响。

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Oral diseases 医学-牙科与口腔外科

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

5.30%

发文量

325

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Oral Diseases is a multidisciplinary and international journal with a focus on head and neck disorders, edited by leaders in the field, Professor Giovanni Lodi (Editor-in-Chief, Milan, Italy), Professor Stefano Petti (Deputy Editor, Rome, Italy) and Associate Professor Gulshan Sunavala-Dossabhoy (Deputy Editor, Shreveport, LA, USA). The journal is pre-eminent in oral medicine. Oral Diseases specifically strives to link often-isolated areas of dentistry and medicine through broad-based scholarship that includes well-designed and controlled clinical research, analytical epidemiology, and the translation of basic science in pre-clinical studies. The journal typically publishes articles relevant to many related medical specialties including especially dermatology, gastroenterology, hematology, immunology, infectious diseases, neuropsychiatry, oncology and otolaryngology. The essential requirement is that all submitted research is hypothesis-driven, with significant positive and negative results both welcomed. Equal publication emphasis is placed on etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

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