Department of Dentistry, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (UFVJM), Diamantina, Brazil.
Department of Periodontology, Guarulhos University (UNG), São Paulo, Brazil.
J Clin Periodontol. 2021 Apr;48(4):541-549. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13427. Epub 2021 Feb 3.
This cross-sectional study sought to investigate the factors possibly related to the impact caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in the practice of periodontists, in two countries.
A total of 254 periodontists with active periodontics licensing in Brazil and the United States participated in the survey. Data were collected through an online questionnaire and the dependent variable was the perceived impact of the pandemic on periodontists' practice routines. Odds ratios were assessed by logistic regression analysis.
Periodontists in private practice were 83% less likely to report a significant impact of the pandemic on their clinical routine as compared with professionals who work in the public sector or in academic institutions (CI 95%: 0.05-0.47). The financial impact of the pandemic was significantly associated with a perceived severe impact of the pandemic on their routines (OR: 1.36; CI 95%: 1.16-1.61). Professionals who have enhanced their hand-washing routine were more likely to report a significant impact of the pandemic by 3.41 times (CI 95%: 1.28-9.04) relative to those who have not altered their hand-washing protocols.
The pandemic is associated with a negative impact on the practice of periodontists, especially those working in public sectors and academic institutions.
本横断面研究旨在调查与 2019 年冠状病毒病大流行对两国牙周医生实践相关影响因素。
共有 254 名在巴西和美国持有活跃牙周执照的牙周医生参与了这项调查。通过在线问卷收集数据，因变量是大流行对牙周医生常规实践的感知影响。通过逻辑回归分析评估比值比。
与在公共部门或学术机构工作的专业人员相比，私人执业的牙周医生报告大流行对其临床常规产生重大影响的可能性低 83%（95%CI：0.05-0.47）。大流行的财务影响与认为大流行对其常规产生严重影响显著相关（OR：1.36；95%CI：1.16-1.61）。与未改变洗手方案的医生相比，增强洗手常规的医生报告大流行对其常规产生重大影响的可能性高 3.41 倍（95%CI：1.28-9.04）。
大流行对牙周医生的实践产生负面影响，特别是对在公共部门和学术机构工作的医生。
