Amato Alessandra, Ciacci Carolina, Martina Stefano, Caggiano Mario, Amato Massimo
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy.
Eur J Dent. 2021 Jul;15(3):469-474. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1721910. Epub 2021 Feb 23.
The present study aimed to investigate the dentists' knowledge of the risks from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and how it will impact their practice.
An ad hoc self-administered anonymous questionnaire was submitted to Italian dentists.
Differences in rates were calculated using the chi-square test. The level of significance was set at < 0.05.
A total of 849 dentists fully completed the survey. Eighty-eight per cent of Italian dentists are worried about the health of their families, with no difference in high-risk (red zone) and low-risk (orange zone) regions. About 86% of professionals report some income loss and 94% fear a drop in patients after the quarantine phase, with the dentists working the red zone claiming a greater economic loss and fearing a reduced practice after the end of the lockdown.
A large majority of the Italian dentists appears to be aware of the need for changes in their dental practices by planning specific sterilization processes between appointments, testing patients for SARS-CoV-2 serology, asking patients not to be accompanied, and reducing the number of visits per day.
The survey expresses the serious concern of the dentists for the pandemic's effects on their profession.
本研究旨在调查牙医对严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）感染风险的了解，以及该感染如何影响他们的执业。
向意大利牙医发放了一份特设的自填式匿名问卷。
使用卡方检验计算发生率的差异。显著性水平设定为<0.05。
共有849名牙医完整填写了调查问卷。88%的意大利牙医担心家人的健康，高风险（红色区域）和低风险（橙色区域）地区之间没有差异。约86%的专业人员报告有一定收入损失，94%的人担心隔离期结束后患者数量会下降，在红色区域工作的牙医声称经济损失更大，并担心封锁结束后业务量减少。
绝大多数意大利牙医似乎意识到需要改变他们的牙科执业方式，例如在预约之间规划特定的消毒流程、对患者进行SARS-CoV-2血清学检测、要求患者不要有人陪同以及减少每天的就诊次数。
该调查表达了牙医对疫情对其职业影响的严重担忧。
