Novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) awareness among the dental interns, dental auxiliaries and dental specialists in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide study

Quadri, Mir Faeq Ali; Jafer, Mohammed; Alqahtani, Ahmed Shaher; mutahar, Somayah A.B. Al; Odabi, Nouf I.; Daghriri, Amal A.; Tadakamadla, Jyothi

doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2020.05.010

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“…However, dentists who have postgraduate degrees are three times more likely knowledgeable than the dentists who have only an undergraduate degree. This nding is also consistent with the results in other countries (Gambhir et al 2020;Quadri et al 2020), which ultimately emphasizes the impact of education and training over knowledge score. Furthermore, dentists who earn more than BDT 20000 have better knowledge than those who earn a lower amount.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…This study nds that most dentists have a better knowledge score, which is like the ndings among the Indian, Jordanian and Saudi dentists (Gambhir et al 2020;Kamate et al 2020;Quadri et al 2020). Although knowledge about symptoms is high among Bangladeshi dentists, most of them gave fewer right answers regarding the chance of getting infected from animals, types of COVID-19 virus, and airborne nature of novel coronavirus.…”

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confidence: 70%

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Exploring the knowledge, awareness and practices of COVID-19 among dentists in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Investigation

Chowdhury¹,

Apu

Nath³

et al. 2020

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Aim: This study aims to assess the knowledge, awareness, and practices of registered dentists regarding COVID-19 epidemiology and transmission during the rapid outbreak of this highly contagious virus in Bangladesh. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted among the dentists who were enrolled with their valid unique Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) registration number. A validated questionnaire was developed and distributed among the dentists by using different social media platforms. A total of 184 dentists participated in the survey between March and April 2020. Both descriptive analysis logistic regression analysis was performed.Results: The mean age of the dentists is 31.75 years, with a standard deviation of 6.5 years. About 29.3% of dentists completed their postgraduate qualification, and 76% of them are engaged in private practice. The dentists who completed postgraduate education are three times more likely to know (OR=3.1, 95%CI 1.2-7.9) about COVID-19 compared to the dentists who completed an undergraduate degree. It is also observed that the dentists who are employed in private and independent settings are four times (OR=4, 95%CI 0.7-24) more likely to follow safe practice compared to the dentists who are engaged in the government hospitals or clinics.Conclusion: The dentists from Bangladesh have shown good knowledge, awareness, and practice regarding COVID-19. We recommend that the healthcare authorities, professional organizations, and hospitals coordinate, and conduct mandatory advanced infectious disease training for all the practicing dentists in the country.

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confidence: 70%

Exploring the knowledge, awareness and practices of COVID-19 among dentists in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Investigation

Chowdhury¹,

Apu

Nath³

et al. 2020

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“…19 However this was in contrast to a study by Putrino et al 20 in which males were more aware of the disease as compared to female participants. 20 It was similar to a study by Quadri et al 21 in which specialists had higher knowledge compared to auxiliaries and interns. 21 Distribution of level of knowledge did not differ significantly across various age groups and duration of practice but was highest among those in the south zone.…”

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confidence: 86%

<p>Evaluation of Knowledge and Preparedness Among Indian Dentists During the Current COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>

Arora¹,

Saquib²,

Attar³

et al. 2020

JMDH

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The current scenario of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced dentists to prepare themselves by updating their knowledge and receive training to face the present and after effects of COVID-19. The present survey was thus conducted to assess the knowledge, risk perception, attitude, and preparedness of the dentists in India about COVID-19. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was carried out among registered dentists in India. A self-administered, anonymous, questionnaire comprising of 25 closeended questions was circulated to gather the relevant information. A total of 765 dentists submitted a response, out of which 646 complete responses were included in the statistical analysis. Pearson's Chi-square test was used for inter-group statistical comparison. Results: The majority (80.8%) of the dentists had a fair knowledge about the characteristics of COVID-19. Nearly 60.7% and 49.7% of the dentists had taken infection control training and special training for COVID-19, respectively. Nearly 50% of the dentists had the perception that COVID-19 is very dangerous. Only 41.8% of the dentists were willing to provide emergency services to patients. Most of the dentists had an opinion that there is a need to enhance personal protective measures. During the survey, it was found that varied technological advances are offered to dentists to ensure good clinical practice. They also concurred that there was a need to standardize the tools and measures available to carry out dental practices. Conclusion: In the present study, Indian dentists have presented satisfactory knowledge with adequate preparedness as the majority of them had a fair level of knowledge with significantly higher knowledge among female respondents and those with post-graduation studies. Dentists should make judicious utilization of all the precautionary measures to safely practice dentistry. As we are going through an evolutionary phase where new advances are expected to evolve, dentists will definitely emerge successfully out from the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…Both studies revealed that dentists were enough aware of COVID-19 symptoms, mode of transmission, and infection measures in dental clinics. 16,17 This can be due to the similarity of the study samples and due to the resemblance in the precautions and guidelines published by the Ministry of Health in Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, where the outbreak of this virus is having a similar pattern. In this type of studies, many limitations should be considered before generalizing the results to the whole community.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Based on previous studies that used online questionnaires to assess the knowledge and awareness of dentists towards SARS, it was estimated that 400 respondents were sufficient. 16,17 Research Questionnaire The questionnaire was an online survey containing 19 questions formulated based on the information given by WHO and CDC for COVID-19. The questionnaire was translated into Arabic and published on the internet into multiple platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc.…”

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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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Novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) awareness among the dental interns, dental auxiliaries and dental specialists in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide study

Cited by 61 publications

References 22 publications

Exploring the knowledge, awareness and practices of COVID-19 among dentists in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Investigation

Exploring the knowledge, awareness and practices of COVID-19 among dentists in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Investigation

<p>Evaluation of Knowledge and Preparedness Among Indian Dentists During the Current COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>

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

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