Knowledge, attitudes and practice survey on blood-borne diseases among dental health care workers in Georgia

Kochlamazashvili, M; Kamkamidze, George; McNutt, Louise‐Anne; DeHovitz, Jack; Chubinishvili, Olga; Butsashvili, Maia

doi:10.3855/jidc.9911

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“…Another study conducted among dental practitioners in Georgia revealed that about half of the study population (dental students, residents, and specialists) did not give enough importance or had sufficient awareness of viral infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis-B virus (HBV). 30 However, the difference in the study sample between our study and that one can justify the contrast between the results, as in our study only dental practitioners were involved. Less information can be managed by dental students and residents.…”

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Knowledge and awareness level of Syrian dentists towards Novel Coronavirus pandemic: Cross-sectional study

Al‐Nerabieah¹,

Alkhouli²,

Laflouf³

et al. 2020

J Oral Res

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Objetive: An outbreak of a novel and alarmingly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was announced in China in December 2019, which later affected about 180 countries worldwide. Thus, this study aims to assess the awareness and attitude of dentists towards COVID-19 in Syria. Materials and Methods: The questionnaire was an online survey; it contained 19 questions formulated based on the information given by WHO and CDC for COVID-19. Study participants were dentists practicing in Syria. The questionnaire was translated into Arabic and published on the internet into multiple platforms. Results: 7233 dentists responded to the questionnaire; 64% of the participants were females. The majority of the respondents were general practitioner (78%), nearly half of the respondents had been practicing dentistry for at least 2-4 years (51%). The majority of the respondents has knowledge about COVID-19 and was aware it is contagious. Over half of the Syrian dentists received their information about COVID-19 from social media platforms (55%). Even though the majority of the dentists were aware that the incubation period could last up to 14 days, nearly half of the participants were not aware that symptomless patients can spread the virus (49%). Conclusions: Syrian dental practitioners were aware of COVID-19 definition, incubation period and prevention measures in the dental clinic. However, they had limited attitude regarding COVID-19 symptoms, mode of transmission and management.

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Knowledge and awareness level of Syrian dentists towards Novel Coronavirus pandemic: Cross-sectional study

Al‐Nerabieah¹,

Alkhouli²,

Laflouf³

et al. 2020

J Oral Res

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“…This study was conducted among the dental students hence the present study findings were not comparable. A few studies [30][31][32][33][34] from various countries had have been reported on knowledge and perceptions regarding COVID-19 among dentists.…”

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Covid-19 Knowledge and Perceptions Among Dental Specialists: A Cross-Sectional Online Questionnaire Survey

Aldhuwayhi¹,

Mallineni²,

Sakhamuri³

et al. 2021

RMHP

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Background:The recent outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) caused a significant impact on dentistry. It is imperative to have sufficient knowledge of COVID-19 to manage patients in the dental operatory. Aim: To assess the knowledge and perceptions of dentists from different specialities about COVID-19 disease. Settings and Design: Cross-sectional online survey. Materials and Methods: This study used a descriptive cross-sectional study design with a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire included three sets of 23 questions [Demographic-4; Source of information-1; Knowledge-10 and Perceptions-8]. The comparison of mean scores of knowledge and perceptions were interpreted based on the occupation of dental specialists. Statistical Analysis Used: The association between demographic variables and dental specialists' knowledge and perception scores was carried out using SPSS (Version IBM 21.0, NY, USA). Results: A total of 429 dentists from various specialties participated in the present study. The study had obtained a overall good knowledge score (92.7%) with a mean value of 8.86 + 0.22, and a perception score (70.7%) with a mean value of 5.4+0.3. The present study reports a statistically significant difference between age (p=0.03) and knowledge source (p<0.05). The multi variate regression analysis showed that dentists' specialty had no significant effect on knowledge and perception. Conclusion:The study reports sufficient knowledge and perception scores. Oral maxillofacial surgeons showed higher knowledge scores, while prosthodontics and periodontics achieved good mean scores for perception on COVID-19. Social media and health authorities played an equally important role in the overall knowledge of the source of information related to COVID-19.

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“…Furthermore, to control the spread of the virus, knowledge and awareness of the disease should be increased. However, previous studies revealed that dental students, residents, and specialists lacked knowledge and awareness of viral infections in relation to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis-B virus (HBV) [ 15 ].…”

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Dental education changed by COVID-19: Student’s perceptions and attitudes

Cheng

Yen

et al. 2021

BMC Med Educ

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Background Dental students have encountered changes in the teaching format amid the SARS CoV-2 pandemic. This study aims to evaluate the attitudes of dental students of one medical university toward online courses and compare them with those of non-dental students amid the SARS CoV-2 pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional survey with a self-report online questionnaire was conducted at the medical university in May 2020 in Taipei. Students from the School of Dentistry, School of Dental Technology, and School of Oral Hygiene Study were enrolled in our survey. Results In total, 473 students responded to the survey, 318 (67.2%) of whom were dental students. Overall, 366 (77%) students agreed with the change to online learning. Only 10.4% of students thought that dental professional courses with a laboratory format could be changed to online courses. Dental students were significantly more worried than non-dental students about being infected with COVID-19 and about the COVID-19 pandemic continuing. Conclusions In conclusion, changing to online learning seems to be perceived as feasible by students. However, more discussion about changing dental professional courses with a laboratory format to online courses considering the attitudes from students is needed.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practice survey on blood-borne diseases among dental health care workers in Georgia

Cited by 15 publications

References 18 publications

Knowledge and awareness level of Syrian dentists towards Novel Coronavirus pandemic: Cross-sectional study

Knowledge and awareness level of Syrian dentists towards Novel Coronavirus pandemic: Cross-sectional study

Covid-19 Knowledge and Perceptions Among Dental Specialists: A Cross-Sectional Online Questionnaire Survey

Dental education changed by COVID-19: Student’s perceptions and attitudes

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