COVID-19 Vaccination among Czech Dentists

Schmidt, Jan; Peřina, Vojtěch; Treglerová, Jana; Pilbauerova, Nela; Suchánek, J; Smucler, Roman

doi:10.3390/vaccines10030428

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“…Following the pandemic, most respondents to our questionnaire (80.36%) declared themselves vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 infection. This is in accordance with previously published data [ 14 , 15 , 16 ]. Among them, almost all (96.67%) applied the questionnaire for epidemiological triage to each patient, but 8 out of 10 did not test the patient upon entering the office.…”

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Management of SARS-CoV-2 Prevention Methods in Dental Offices—A Cross-Sectional Study in Bucharest, Romania

Nicolescu,

Lupu,

Georgescu

et al. 2024

Healthcare

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We compared the managing of prevention methods for SARS-CoV-2 infections in dental offices before and immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to find out the varieties of infection prevention methods used by dentists before and during the pandemic and compare them. We designed a digital transversal questionnaire with 15 closed questions that was sent to 150 dentists in Bucharest, Romania. We received n = 112 valid answers during July-August 2021 from dentists of all age groups (25–60 years), with a sex ratio of 0.36, which agreed to anonymously participate in this study. The results showed an increase in types and amount of personal protection equipment (i.e., ocular/facial protection, supplemental gown, and upgrading the FFP1 masks to FFP2 or FFP3). Ocular protection showed statistical significance by gender but not by age group. Vaccination rate against SARS-CoV-2 was at 80% of the participant dentists at the time of the survey and had statistical significance. However, vaccination status of the patients did not alter dentists’ protection protocol.

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Management of SARS-CoV-2 Prevention Methods in Dental Offices—A Cross-Sectional Study in Bucharest, Romania

Nicolescu,

Lupu,

Georgescu

et al. 2024

Healthcare

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“…In a study conducted in the Czech Republic, 79.6% of dentists surveyed stated they were fully vaccinated. The more positive attitude to vaccination against COVID-19 among dentists could be attributed to their type of training [18]. Abedin et al showed that a general population with a higher level of education has a more positive attitude towards vaccination [19].…”

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Factors of Compliance of Dental Patients in Primary Health Care Services during the Pandemic

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The compliance of dentists with good hygiene practices during the COVID-19 pandemic was essential to minimize the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 strains, and the pandemic has significantly interrupted the provision of oral health care to many individuals. We aimed to examine, in a cross-sectional study, factors affecting dental patients’ compliance in primary dental health settings during the pandemic period. The present study was conducted on 300 dental patients visiting four private dental offices in the city of Larissa in Central Greece during the period October–December 2021. The patients in the study sample were of an average age of 45.79 years with a standard deviation of 15.54 years, and 58% of the sample were females. A significant proportion of the participants, 22%, reported that they would be influenced if they knew that the dentist had been ill with COVID-19 despite being fully recovered. A total of 88% of the participants reported that they would feel safe if they knew their dentist was vaccinated against COVID-19. Regarding the information received by dentists, 88% of the participants agreed that the dentist’s role is important in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, and 89% of them agreed that the information they received from the dentist about the COVID-19 pandemic was sufficient. One-third of the total sample reported that COVID-19 negatively impacted keeping dental appointments, and 43% of the sample kept scheduled appointments. A total of 98% reported that the dentist followed all health protocols against COVID-19 and that their office was equipped to follow health protocols. In the present study, we observe that dentists had adequate knowledge of, attitudes towards, and practices of infection control protocols against COVID-19 during the second wave, according to patients’ perceptions.

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“…The data in this letter are based on COVID-19 prevalence and COVID-19 vaccination data of Czech dentists and the Czech general population. The dentist-related data were obtained from studies performed and published by the authors in 2021 and 2022, and the Czech general population data were mined from the Our World in Data online database [6,7,12,13]. In both groups, only cases confirmed by PCR test were included.…”

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“…As such, they may serve as a suitable subpopulation of healthcare workers to demonstrate the effect of priority vaccination. Czech dentists are one of the best epidemiologically described professional groups during the COVID-19 pandemic and, so far, have shown a very high willingness to be vaccinated [6,7]. Additionally, Czech dentistry remained highly operative even during the pandemic [8].…”

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The Effect of Priority Access of Dentists to COVID-19 Vaccination in the Czech Republic

Peřina

Schmidt

2022

Vaccines

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The lack of vaccines in the first half of 2021 led to the need to prioritize access to vaccination. This approach has been associated with a number of issues, including ethics and effectiveness. However, analyses providing data on this topic are scarce. This work describes the effect of a priority approach to vaccination on the different development of the pandemic between Czech dentists and the Czech general population. The dentist-related data were obtained from survey studies published in 2021 and 2022, and the Czech general population data were mined from the Our World in Data online database. The analysis shows that until the beginning of vaccination, i.e., in December 2020, the prevalence of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection among dentists was higher than in the general population by 22.5% (8.65% vs. 6.70%). This trend was reversed already in the first month after the start of vaccination, and the difference increased every month. Finally, in June 2021, priority vaccination statistically significantly (p < 0.0001) reduced the resulting prevalence among dentists (12.67%) compared to the general population (15.55%), which is a difference of 18.5%. This represents a prevalence shift between the populations by 40% during 6 months of priority vaccination. The results support the conclusion that the priority vaccination of healthcare workers was not only ethical but also rational and effective.

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COVID-19 Vaccination among Czech Dentists

Cited by 6 publications

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Management of SARS-CoV-2 Prevention Methods in Dental Offices—A Cross-Sectional Study in Bucharest, Romania

Management of SARS-CoV-2 Prevention Methods in Dental Offices—A Cross-Sectional Study in Bucharest, Romania

Factors of Compliance of Dental Patients in Primary Health Care Services during the Pandemic

The Effect of Priority Access of Dentists to COVID-19 Vaccination in the Czech Republic

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