Evaluation of Patient’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Cross-Infection Control in Dentistry during COVID-19 Pandemic

Ahmed, Muhammad Adeel; Jouhar, Rizwan; Adnan, Samira; Ahmed, Naseer; Ghazal, Tuba; Adanir, Necdet

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1721295

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“…Besides, patient awareness regarding COVID-19 transmission has also enhanced due to the influx of information through social media. 14 Similarly, the findings obtained in the current study showed that social media was the main source of respondents' information about dental infections. Nowadays, social media is considered an accessible and effective way to gather information and increase awareness about health.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control

Atay¹,

Dindar²

2021

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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the patient’s knowledge, attitude, and practice of cross-infection control in dentistry. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Dentistry, Trakya University. In this study, 250 patients (134 female and 116 male) aged 18 years and older (35.5±13.9) participated and data were collected using a questionnaire containing questions to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to cross-infection and infection control. Required personal and socio-demographic data were obtained. A chi-square test was conducted for categorical variables. Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare questionnaire scores (p <0.05). Results: Most of the participants (30.5%) reported that their sources of information on dental infection control were social media. Knowledge scores of females were statistically significantly higher than males (p=0.005) and participants living in the city were significantly higher than those living in the town (p=0.015). Knowledge scores of health-care workers were significantly higher than both other workers and unemployed/students (p=0.001, p=0.004, respectively). Regarding participants’ attitudes and practices, only 29.2% of the participants questioned the dentists about the contagious disease, and only 36% asked about the sterilization method of the dental instruments. Most of the participants perceived that wearing gloves, masks, eyewear, and face shield would protect both patients and dentists. Conclusion: Participants in this study seem to have a satisfactory level of knowledge about cross-infection and infection control methods in the nowadays’ pandemic condition. However, dental health professionals should make additional efforts to educate and encourage dental patients.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control

Atay¹,

Dindar²

2021

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“…24 A study has reported that the general public and particularly dental patients are aware of the protocols, and they emphasize following SOPs and proper disinfection of the dental chair and surgery after every dental treatment. 25 In the current study, similar suggestions were given by the patients. A previous study also reported a significant and positive attitude of dental health professionals toward disinfection regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Fear and Perception of People to Visit Dentists during COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Suggestions

Majeed

Sidiqqui

Uzair

et al. 2021

European Journal of General Dentistry

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Objectives This study was performed to determine patients' fear and perception of visiting dentists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study was performed online using Google forms. Participants included individuals who had been to dental clinics for treatment. The data of 407 participants were analyzed. SPSS 21 was used for data entry and analysis. Demographic variables were expressed in numbers and percentages. The Chi-squared test was applied to analyze the difference between the demographic variables and fear among genders, age, and level of education. Results Due to the coronavirus's contagious nature, fear is prevalent among a significant number of patients (χ2 = 31.373, p < 0.001). Females are more afraid to visit the dentist than males (χ2 = 7.065, p = 0.008). The majority of the patients are not willing to go for dental treatment other than an emergency. Around two-thirds of the participants reported that their visit to the dentist during the current pandemic was reduced. Conclusion Due to the fear of COVID-19, patients are not willing to visit dentists for treatments. Therefore, dentists should build confidence by ensuring cross-infection control.

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“…The current study results revealed that the students' negative attitude was mainly because of their fear of contracting COVID-19 and transmitting it to their family members. Fear of disease transmission has been discussed by some previous studies as well [40][41]. Asymptomatic carriers are the other reason for the negative attitude among the students [42].…”

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Iranian Dental Students’ Distress Level and Attitude towards Their Professional Future following the Covid-19 Pandemic (2020)

Rabiei

Samami

Ramzi³

2021

JOHE

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Background:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is transmitted through saliva and respiratory aerosols. Concerns among dental clinicians over cross-contamination are among the main challenges currently present in the dental profession. This study aimed to assess dental students' distress level and attitude towards their professional future following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials & Methods: This descriptive study was carried out recruiting 369 dental students of the Guilan University of Medical Sciences (a census sampling method) using an online questionnaire consisted of the three main topics of students' academic status, distress level, and attitude towards their professional future. The students received the link to the questionnaire via instant messaging applications. The Mann-Whitney U test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, the Spearman's correlation, the chi-squared test, the Fisher's exact test, the binomial test, as well as the backward multiple logistic regression model were used for data analysis. Results: The dental students had a low level of distress and a negative attitude towards their professional future. Accordingly, the distress level was significantly higher in females (P < 0.001) than in males. Besides, it had a positive correlation with the academic level. In addition, the attitude of the females and those attending the Rasht Dental School was more significantly negative than that of the males and those attending the Anzali Private Dental School (P = 0.01 and P = 0.009, respectively). Furthermore, attitude had a positive correlation with distress. Conclusion:The subjects showed little distress over the pandemic. However, this level of distress showed a significant correlation with the negative attitude towards the professional future. In fact, this negative attitude stemmed from structural changes in the dental profession as well as the threats posed to financial conditions following the transmission of the disease and concerns over it.

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Evaluation of Patient’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Cross-Infection Control in Dentistry during COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 29 publications

References 17 publications

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control

Fear and Perception of People to Visit Dentists during COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Suggestions

Iranian Dental Students’ Distress Level and Attitude towards Their Professional Future following the Covid-19 Pandemic (2020)

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