2019冠状病毒病疫情对台湾地区牙医人力的影响。
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dentist manpower in Taiwan.
作者信息
Cheng Feng-Chou, Wang Ling-Hsia, Chang Julia Yu-Fong, Lin Tzu-Chiang, Liu Tsui-Hua, Tsai Po-Fang, Chang Yung-Ta, Chiang Chun-Pin
机构信息
School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Center for the Literature and Art, Hsin Sheng Junior College of Medical Care and Management, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
出版信息
J Dent Sci. 2021 Oct;16(4):1204-1213. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2021.03.001. Epub 2021 Mar 17.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The dentists are the high-risk group of infectious respiratory diseases during dental treatment. This study investigated the changes of the numbers of overall practicing dentists, dental clinics, and hospital dentists in Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We collected the data of the numbers of overall practicing dentists, dental clinics, and hospital dentists in each city and county of Taiwan in October 2019, April 2020, and October 2020 for evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dentist manpower in Taiwan.
RESULTS
After the COVID-19 outbreak, the total increased numbers of practicing dentists, dental clinics, and hospital dentists in Taiwan were 408, 14, and -16 from October 2019 to October 2020, respectively. In addition, their increased rates of the corresponding items were 2.76%, 0.21%, and -0.72%, respectively. The increased rate of practicing dentists from October 2019 to April 2020 was significantly higher than that of dental clinics ( < 0.001) and that of hospital dentists ( < 0.001). Moreover, the increased rate of practicing dentists from October 2019 to October 2020 was significantly higher than that of dental clinics ( < 0.01).
CONCLUSION
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the increased number of practicing dentists is not different from that in the past, but the increased numbers and rates of dental clinics and hospital dentists are lower than those in the past. This indicates that the willingness of dentists to open new dental clinics or work in hospitals reduces due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
背景/目的：牙医是牙科治疗期间感染性呼吸道疾病的高危人群。本研究调查了新冠疫情期间台湾执业牙医、牙科诊所和医院牙医数量的变化。
材料与方法
我们收集了2019年10月、2020年4月和2020年10月台湾各县市执业牙医、牙科诊所和医院牙医数量的数据，以评估新冠疫情对台湾牙医人力的影响。
结果
新冠疫情爆发后，从2019年10月到2020年10月，台湾执业牙医、牙科诊所和医院牙医的总增加数量分别为408、14和-16。此外，相应项目的增长率分别为2.76%、0.21%和-0.72%。2019年10月至2020年4月执业牙医的增长率显著高于牙科诊所（<0.001）和医院牙医（<0.001）。此外，2019年10月至2020年10月执业牙医的增长率显著高于牙科诊所（<0.01）。
结论
在新冠疫情期间，执业牙医数量的增加与过去无异，但牙科诊所和医院牙医的增加数量和增长率低于过去。这表明，由于新冠疫情的影响，牙医开设新牙科诊所或在医院工作的意愿降低。
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