Tokuc Berkay, Coskunses Fatih Mehmet
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kocaeli University,Turkey.
Eur Oral Res. 2020 May 1;54(2):86-91. doi: 10.26650/eor.20200049.
The aim was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and anxiety of the dentists in relation to COVID-19.
This cross-sectional survey was conducted amongst 590 dentists employed in Turkey from March to April 2020. The electronic survey consisted of 22 questions related to demographic profile, knowledge, clinical practice and anxiety level of the participants towards dental management of COVID-19. The survey was sent to participants by email and mobile phone messages to be filled electronically.
Majority of respondents pointed to aerosol (98.5%), saliva (90.6%) and mucosal contact (71.4%) as the transmission routes of COVID-19. Amongst all clinical symptoms of the disease questioned, fever (99.8%), dry cough (99.1%), fatigue (90.0%) were associated with COVID-19 by vast majority of population. 96.4% of respondents agreed the usage of gloves as personal protective equipment and it was followed by face shield (88.1%), disposable gown (83.4%), protective goggles (73.9%). Increased usage of FFP2/N95 (33.9%) and FFP3/N99 (10.9%) respirators, contrary to reduction of surgical mask usage (50.7%), were observed in aerosolgenerating procedures comparing to dental procedures without producing aerosol and these differences were highly significant (p<0.001, p=0.004, p<0.001). The mean anxiety level of respondents was 3.35 ± 1.18 (ranging from 0 to 5).
These results demonstrated an adequate knowledge, especially in clinical symptoms of COVID-19 amongst dentists. However, the respirator usage rate in aerosol-generating procedures was not satisfactory which suggesting to necessity of dentists' education about pandemic.
评估牙医对新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）的知识、态度和焦虑情况。
2020年3月至4月，对土耳其的590名在职牙医进行了这项横断面调查。电子调查问卷包含22个问题，涉及参与者的人口统计学特征、对COVID-19牙科管理的知识、临床实践和焦虑水平。通过电子邮件和手机短信将调查问卷发送给参与者，以便他们以电子方式填写。
大多数受访者指出气溶胶（98.5%）、唾液（90.6%）和黏膜接触（71.4%）是COVID-19的传播途径。在所有被问及的该疾病临床症状中，绝大多数人认为发热（99.8%）、干咳（99.1%）、疲劳（90.0%）与COVID-19有关。96.4%的受访者同意使用手套作为个人防护装备，其次是面罩（88.1%）、一次性防护服（83.4%）、防护眼镜（73.9%）。与不产生气溶胶的牙科操作相比，在产生气溶胶的操作中，FFP2/N95（33.9%）和FFP3/N99（10.9%）呼吸器的使用增加，而外科口罩的使用减少（50.7%），这些差异具有高度统计学意义（p<0.001，p=0.004，p<0.001）。受访者的平均焦虑水平为3.35±1.18（范围为0至5）。
这些结果表明牙医对COVID-19有足够的了解，尤其是在临床症状方面。然而，在产生气溶胶的操作中呼吸器的使用率并不令人满意，这表明有必要对牙医进行大流行相关知识的教育。
