J Am Dent Assoc. 2021 Sep;152(9):730-739. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2021.03.004. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
The world is hopeful a vaccine will help mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors conducted a hospital-based study using a questionnaire to examine parental acceptance of an anticipated COVID-19 vaccination.
A 41-item questionnaire using the Health Belief Model was administered to caregivers of children receiving oral health care in a dental clinic in an urban pediatric teaching hospital. Demographic, health-seeking, and health-behavior questions were assessed.
A total of 39.2% of caregivers would not allow their child to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Whereas 27.8% of caregivers agreed that if their physician recommends a COVID-19 vaccination, they will allow their child to receive it, 52.2% said that a health care professional could influence this decision.
Dentists, intimately aware of the suggested risks of aerosol-generating procedures, can play a critical role in educating the public about the importance of accepting a COVID-19 vaccine.
Dentists are in a unique position to discuss and advocate for vaccine acceptance. If a COVID-19 vaccine is not widely accepted, risks associated with performing aerosol-generating procedures will remain.
全世界都希望疫苗能够帮助缓解 COVID-19 大流行。作者进行了一项基于医院的研究，使用问卷来调查父母对接种预期的 COVID-19 疫苗的接受程度。
在一家城市儿科教学医院的牙科诊所，向接受口腔保健的儿童的照顾者发放了一份包含 41 个问题的问卷，该问卷采用健康信念模型。评估了人口统计学、寻求医疗服务和健康行为问题。
共有 39.2%的照顾者表示不会让他们的孩子接种 COVID-19 疫苗。而 27.8%的照顾者表示，如果他们的医生建议接种 COVID-19 疫苗，他们将允许他们的孩子接种，52.2%的人表示医疗保健专业人员可以影响这一决定。
牙医密切了解产生气溶胶的程序的潜在风险，因此可以在教育公众接受 COVID-19 疫苗的重要性方面发挥关键作用。
牙医在讨论和倡导疫苗接种方面具有独特的地位。如果 COVID-19 疫苗不能被广泛接受，那么进行产生气溶胶的程序的相关风险将依然存在。
