Dental Fear and Patient Preference for Emergency Dental Treatment Among Adults in COVID-19 Quarantine Centers in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Nazir, Muhammad Ashraf; Almulhim, Khalid S.; AlDaamah, Ziyad; Bubshait, Salman; Sallout, Mohammed; AlGhamdi, Salman; AlHumaid, Jehan

doi:10.2147/ppa.s319193

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“…Patients in this study mostly only visited dentists when they had a dental emergency. These results correspond with a study in the literature with similar findings, mainly due to fear of contracting the virus [15]. The anxiety of the patients visiting the dental clinics primarily depends upon the use of precautionary measures being followed by the dental staff.…”

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Operational Implications and Risk Assessment of COVID-19 in Dental Practices

Wajeeh

Lal

Ahmed

et al. 2021

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The unprecedented situation of the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the entire world, with dental practice being significantly affected. In this study, we aim to evaluate the operational implications and risk assessment of the coronavirus in dental practice. This observational study comprised the electronic distribution of two surveys, one to patients and the second to dental professionals. The first questionnaire consisted of demographics along with 15 closed-ended questions. The second questionnaire consisted of demographics along with 43 questions from eight domains: financial impact, psychological impact, patient satisfaction, hygiene, patient management, COVID-19 lockdown, perspective, and practicing dentistry after the COVID-19 pandemic. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS-25. A linear regression test was applied to assess the effect of the dependent variable (patient’s satisfaction with the dental practice) on independent variables (age, gender, education). The ANOVA test was applied to assess the effect of the independent variables (financial impact, psychological impact, patient satisfaction, hygiene, patient management, lockdown, perspective, and post-COVID-19) on the dependent variables (age, gender, education, experience of dentists, qualification of dentists). A total of 711 patients and dental professionals participated in this study, with a response rate of 88.87%. Approximately 67.9% of the patients felt comfortable in the dental clinic, with 74.5% being satisfied with the dental clinic’s services. The majority (77.4%) of the dentists were psychologically affected. Many of the participants chose to use masks, gowns, respiratory equipment, and face shields for protection. Teledentistry was preferred by the majority of dentists in non-emergency cases. Many of the dentists chose alternative procedures to minimize the generation of aerosols. The majority of the dentists suggested changes in the dynamics of dentistry in the post-COVID era, such as the suggestion that the management of the finances of a dental practice along with infection control protocols should be practiced more optimally. Patients and dental professionals were well aware of the necessary precautionary measures required to combat the coronavirus, as well as the implications of different operational measures along with performing risk assessment, keeping in mind the changing dynamics of dentistry.

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Operational Implications and Risk Assessment of COVID-19 in Dental Practices

Wajeeh

Lal

Ahmed

et al. 2021

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“…The overall risk of bias assessment of the included studies is presented in Tables S1 and S2 in Supplementary Materials. Five studies reported a moderate level of bias [21][22][23][24][25], while the remaining five studies showed low quality [26][27][28][29][30].…”

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confidence: 98%

“…In surveys administered through online platforms (Table S1 in Supplementary Materials), all studies reported the survey design describing the target population or sample frame. For IRB approval and informed consent process, IRB approval was obtained by seven out of eight studies [21][22][23][24]26,29,30], informed consent was obtained by four studies [22,25,28,29], and data protection was reported by only one study [22], while it was not applicable by four surveys [21,23,27,29]. Development and pre-testing were performed by only two studies [22,30].…”

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“…For the recruitment process and description of the sample having access to the questionnaire, a closed survey was applied by all studies; only one indicated that the contact mode was not through the Internet [21], while advertising to announce the survey was carried out only by Moffat et al [22]. All surveys were administered through the web or by email; six out of eight surveys described the context [21][22][23][24]28,30], and only two studies were not mandatory surveys [28,30]. Only one study used incentives [22], although this item was applicable for only two studies [21,22].…”

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Dental Patients’ Perspective on COVID-19: A Systematic Review

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The COVID-19 epidemic has changed patients’ approach to dental treatments. While dentists worldwide have shown an excellent level of adaptability to face the new challenges presented by the unprecedented situation due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, dental patients have witnessed a sudden suspension of elective treatments and a slow resumption of dental care activities after several national lockdowns. In addition, the general climate of anxiety and fear due to the high COVID-19 risk and the high level of mortality has influenced the perception and attitudes of people towards dental activity, inducing many dental patients to avoid appointments to the dentist if not highly urgent. We present an overview of the current state of knowledge about dental patients’ perception, perspective, attitude, and expectations towards a full resumption of regular dental treatments.

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“…This is may be explained by the financial conditions of the patients and their awareness about the pandemic (Schwendicke, Krois, & Gomez, 2020). It seems like the gender and geographic location has an effect on the patients fear too, only one third of the participants in another study accepted to seek dental care during the Covid-19 pandemic as related in a recent study destinated for 606 participants (Nazir et al, 2021) On the other hand, both groups feel satisfied and safe with the professionals PPE which was indicated by the WHO and diverse national and international authorities basing on studies tried to explain the relevance and function of each equipment (Jurema et al, 2020;Pan et al, 2020), as well-established infection control is the viable proposal for current and future pandemics (Schlenz et al, 2021). This finding agree with the outcomes of another study that reported a high acceptance In question 4, which was only destinated for the participants of groups 2, it was found that 59.81% of the participants do not feel insecure with the cross contamination caused by SARS-CoV-2 in collective health care units.…”

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The impact of Covid-19 pandemic over the dental patients

Carvalho¹,

Rocha

Júnior³

et al. 2021

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Objective: Covid-19 is a highly infectious disease; it is transmitted by patients’ secretions and respiratory droplets SARS-CoV-2 was detected in patients saliva making dental care professionals more susceptible for contamination and the patient less safe while seeking the dental treatment. Methodology: This quantitative study was elaborated through a questionnaire for patients who frequently seek dental care in private and publica dental care units. A total of 205 over-18 patients were included, those who left one or more questions without answer were excluded. Participants were able to refuse to answer any question or to participate in the questionnaire at all. The questionnaire was composed of five questions. Participants were divided into two groups: Group 1: private dental offices patients (n=98); Group 2: public dental clinic patients (n=107). Results: there was a significant difference between groups 1 and 2, in which 50% of group 1 feel safe while seeking dental care during the Covid-19 pandemic in comparison with 72.89% of group 2. There was no significant difference between groups 1 and 2, in which 93.87 and 94.39% of groups 1 and 2 respectively feel safe with the professionals' PPE and consider it sufficient. About 59.81% of the participants of group 2 do not feel insecure with the cross contamination caused by SARS-CoV-2 in collective health care units. Finally, there was a significant difference between groups 1 and 2, in which 74.48% of group 1 prefer to be attended by vaccinated professionals, instead of only 56.07% of group 2. Conclusion: it was concluded that not all dental patients feel safe while seeking dental treatment during the Covid-19 pandemic, however, they consider the professional PPE sufficient. Patients feel safe to be attended by vaccinated professionals.

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Dental Fear and Patient Preference for Emergency Dental Treatment Among Adults in COVID-19 Quarantine Centers in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

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Operational Implications and Risk Assessment of COVID-19 in Dental Practices

Operational Implications and Risk Assessment of COVID-19 in Dental Practices

Dental Patients’ Perspective on COVID-19: A Systematic Review

The impact of Covid-19 pandemic over the dental patients

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