Natto Zuhair S, Alshehri Mohammed Muslih, Alghamdi Faisal Khalid
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2021 Oct 23;14:2951-2957. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S330567. eCollection 2021.
The aims of this study were to determine the rate of compliance of infection control and estimate the incidence of COVID-19 in dental clinics in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
This is an ecological correlational study of randomly sampled dental clinics in the city of Jeddah. The 32-question survey used in the study was constructed based on the infection control guidelines/protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic released by the ADA, CDC, and SMOH. A sample of clinics from a dental clinic list in Jeddah city, using a simple random technique.
Fifty-three dental clinics consented to participate in our study, while ten refused. Most of the dental clinics checked their patients' temperature (30.2%) and strictly required them to wear a surgical mask before entering the clinic (58.5%). Glove, gown, and face mask were the most common methods of infection control used during all dental procedures (98.1%, 96.2%, and 94.3%, respectively). Moreover, the incidence of COVID-19 was the highest among receptions/security (18.70%), followed by nurses (14.3%) and dentists (11.79%).
As the incidence of COVID-19 among dental staff will continue to increase in the future, it is highly recommended that infection control guidelines are followed in all dental clinics.
本研究的目的是确定沙特阿拉伯吉达市牙科诊所的感染控制合规率，并估计新冠病毒病（COVID-19）的发病率。
这是一项对吉达市随机抽样牙科诊所进行的生态相关性研究。本研究中使用的包含32个问题的调查问卷是根据美国牙科协会（ADA）、美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）和沙特卫生部（SMOH）发布的COVID-19大流行期间的感染控制指南/方案编制的。采用简单随机技术从吉达市牙科诊所列表中抽取诊所样本。
53家牙科诊所同意参与我们的研究，10家拒绝。大多数牙科诊所会检查患者体温（30.2%），并严格要求他们在进入诊所前佩戴外科口罩（58.5%）。手套、隔离衣和口罩是所有牙科诊疗过程中最常用的感染控制方法（分别为98.1%、96.2%和94.3%）。此外，COVID-19发病率在前台/安保人员中最高（18.70%），其次是护士（14.3%）和牙医（11.79%）。
鉴于未来牙科工作人员中COVID-19的发病率将持续上升，强烈建议所有牙科诊所遵循感染控制指南。
