This systematic review aimed to investigate the COVID-19 biological risk based in knowledge, attitudes and perception of dentists during COVID-19 pandemic and to establish a clinical protocol based on the literature. The protocol was conducted in accordance to PRISMA Statement and registered on International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42020200258). PubMed, Embase and SciELO were systematically searched, using the key terms "coronavirus infections" AND "dentists". Four articles were selected for qualitative and ten for quantitative analysis. The overall studies reported characteristics of dentists (n = 12,913) who completed survey questionnaires: male (n = 6,690; 51.8%); knowledge: transmission route (n = 1,892; 14.65%), use of personal protective equipment (PPE) (n = 2,418; 18.7%) and signs and symptoms (n = 1,489; 11.5%); attitudes: urgency treatment (n = 2,633; 20.4%), handwashing (n = 5,548; 43%), reducing patients in waiting room (n = 3,020; 23.4%), and use of masks (n = 4,068; 31.5%); and perception: infection risk (n = 2,387; 18.5%). The clinical protocol includes procedures before appointments, correct handling of the operative area, and use of correct PPE. The primary COVID-19 biological risks are infectivity and horizontal transmission. The clinical care protocol in dentistry should be adopted by all dentists to reduce biological risk. Thus, dentists may play an important role in the prevention and interruption of SARS-CoV-2 transmission chain.
Odontologia e Integralidade do Cuidado: aspectos da formação profissional e dos serviços de saúde 102 Palavras-chave: COVID-19, Biossegurança, Odontologia. RESUMOÉ fundamental aprimorar as estratégias de prevenção e proteção ao coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) para profissionais de saúde, especialmente para os cirurgiões-dentistas, que estão altamente expostos à contaminação. A COVID-19 é uma doença que causa infecções respiratórias, que podem causar vários distúrbios sistêmicos importantes. O indivíduo contaminado pode apresentar desde sintomas mais leves até outros mais graves, que podem progredir para pneumonia e em alguns casos para o óbito. A alta transmissibilidade e a natureza pandêmica da doença amplificam a importância da formulação de um consenso dentro da comunidade odontológica, para combater essa ameaça emergente. O conhecimento das características inerentes do patógeno, assim como as respectivas medidas para prevenção são de suma importância, para o atendimento clínico no período de pandemia. O serviço odontológico é essencial para a manutenção da saúde bucal, influenciando desta forma, a saúde sistêmica dos pacientes. Medidas de biossegurança devem ser seguidas criteriosamente pelo cirurgião dentista, a fim de garantir a diminuição da disseminação do SARS-CoV-2 e a quebra da cadeia de transmissão, para ambientes dentro e fora do consultório odontológico.
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