The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dentist manpower in Taiwan

Cheng, Feng; Wang, Ling Hsia; Chang, Julia Yu Fong; Lin, Teng-Chiu; Liu, Tsui Hua; Tsai, Po Fang; Chang, Yung; Chiang, Chun‐Pin

doi:10.1016/j.jds.2021.03.001

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“…Dentists, therefore, find it difficult to keep a safe distance from their patients and have a high exposure to airborne droplets [ 18 ]. For this reason, we must take advantage of the Internet of things (IoT) to reduce the chances of transmission of COVID-19 disease between dentists and patients by maintaining social distancing as much as possible [ 19 ]. This leads us to a major research question, which is can the Arduino microcontroller device help dentists maintain a safe distance during the initial examination between the dentist and the patient?…”

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A Smart Device for a Preliminary Dental Examination Based on the Internet of Things

Wedyan

Alturki

Gazzawe

et al. 2022

Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience

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The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the lives of many people, especially the elderly and those with chronic illnesses, as well as threatening the global economy. In response to the pandemic, many medical centers, including dental facilities, have significantly reduced the treatment of patients by limiting clinical practice to exclusively urgent, nondeferred care. Dentists are more vulnerable to contracting COVID-19, due to the necessity of the dentist being close to the patient. One of the precautions that dentists take to avoid transmitting infections is to wear a mask and gloves. However, the basic condition for nontransmission of infection is to leave a safe distance between the patient and the dentist. This system can be implemented by using an Arduino microcontroller, which is designed as a preliminary device by a dentist to examine a patient’s teeth so that a safe distance of three meters between the dentist and the patient can be maintained. The project is based on hardware and has been programmed through Arduino. The proposed system uses a small wired camera with a length of five meters that is connected to the dentist’s mobile or laptop and is installed on a robotic arm. The dentist can control the movement of the arm in all directions using a joystick at a distance of three meters. The results showed the effectiveness of this system for leaving a safe distance between the patient and the dentist. In our future work, we will control the movement of the arm via Bluetooth, and we will use a wi-fi-based camera.

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A Smart Device for a Preliminary Dental Examination Based on the Internet of Things

Wedyan

Alturki

Gazzawe

et al. 2022

Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience

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“…In a study of 875 dentists in Poland, 71.2% of the participants were reported to have postponed or suspended their practice (22). Cheng et al (32) found that dentists' desire to open a new dental clinic or work in a hospital between had decreased with COVID-19. Some dentists kept their clinics open on average 1.1 days a week during lockdown (20), while some of them (80%) closed their offices until the number of COVID-19 cases had decreased (25).…”

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Awareness of the Protective Measures Against Covid-19 among Turkish Dentists: A Questionnaire Survey

KASIMOĞLU,

İLİSULU,

BAYSAN

et al. 2023

Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences

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Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected the entire world. This study aims to evaluate Turkish dentists’ awareness of and protective measures against COVID-19 infection. Methods: A web-based questionnaire consisting of 35 closed-ended and multiple-choice questions was prepared according to Turkish Dental Association guidelines. The questionnaire was divided into three domains: demographic data, precautionary measures, and attitude. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Istanbul University institutional review board. questionnaire was sent to the dentists registered with the Turkish Dental Association. The minimum sample size was calculated as 756 individuals. The Chi-Square test was used to evaluate the difference for categorical variables. Statistical significance was accepted as p< .05. Results: A total of nine hundred and ninety-seven questionnaires was analyzed. Five hundred and sixty-three respondents (56.5%) were general dentists, and 434 (43.5%) were specialists. Seven hundred and thirty-five (73.7%) dentists were found to wear disposable gowns, N95/FFP2 masks, and face shields. About half (48.1%) were confident of avoiding infection. Twenty-one (2.1%) subjects were SARS-Cov-2 positive. A majority of both dentists who had COVID-19 (71.4%) and dentists who did not have it (92.7%) agreed that COVID-19 is an occupational risk (p< .001). Conclusion: Although nearly two-thirds of the respondents reported using personal protective equipment, greater precautionary measures should be taken by dental staff to protect the patients from COVID-19 and other contagious diseases.

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dentist manpower in Taiwan

Cited by 2 publications

References 11 publications

A Smart Device for a Preliminary Dental Examination Based on the Internet of Things

A Smart Device for a Preliminary Dental Examination Based on the Internet of Things

Awareness of the Protective Measures Against Covid-19 among Turkish Dentists: A Questionnaire Survey

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