Fundación Universitaria CIEO - UniCIEO, Bogota, Colombia.
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
Dent Med Probl. 2022 Apr-Jun;59(2):155-165. doi: 10.17219/dmp/143548.
It is important to complement the scientific literature with the data regarding the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the social, work and health practices as well as on the daily life of dentists, and to promote adequate public policies.
The aim of the study was to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the career plans of dentists in Colombia.
As part of global research on the impact of COVID-19 on dentistry, a crosssectional survey was administered via digital media to dentists in Colombia. The validated questionnaire included inquiries regarding sociodemographic variables, the perception of the risk of contagion with COVID-19 and the impact of COVID-19 on the dentists' career plans. The variables were summarized in absolute and relative frequencies, and a binomial logistic regression analysis was carried out to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on career plans according to the independent variables.
A total of 5,370 dentists answered the survey (women: 3,878; median age: 45 years; response rate: 16.85%). Most of the dentists (96%) believed that COVID-19 infection was a risk for them and 81.96% reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had some impact on their career plans, including reducing working hours (77.96%), retiring early (26.54%) and changing their career away from dentistry (18.15%). The regression model showed that older adults (OR = 1.62; 95% CI: 1.16, 2.26), general practitioners (OR = 1.21; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.44), private practice owners (OR = 2.33; 95% CI: 1.94, 2.79), private practice associates (OR = 2.20; 95% CI: 1.84, 2.63), and those with 'very probable' risk perception (OR = 4.29; 95% CI: 1.35, 13.60) had a significantly greater chance of the pandemic having an impact on their future career plans.
The pandemic has had a great impact on dentists' career plans. Dentists who are most fearful of the risk of contagion, those who are older and those who have their private practice are thinking about reducing working hours, retiring early or changing their career.
补充有关 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行对牙医的社会、工作和健康实践以及日常生活影响的数据对于科学文献非常重要，并应制定适当的公共政策。
本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 大流行对哥伦比亚牙医职业规划的影响。
作为全球 COVID-19 对牙科影响研究的一部分，通过数字媒体向哥伦比亚的牙医进行了横断面调查。经验证的问卷包括社会人口统计学变量、对 COVID-19 感染风险的感知以及 COVID-19 对牙医职业规划的影响的调查。将变量总结为绝对和相对频率，并进行二项逻辑回归分析，以根据独立变量评估 COVID-19 对职业规划的影响。
共有 5370 名牙医回答了调查（女性：3878 人；中位数年龄：45 岁；应答率：16.85%）。大多数牙医（96%）认为 COVID-19 感染对他们构成风险，81.96%报告 COVID-19 大流行对他们的职业规划产生了一些影响，包括减少工作时间（77.96%）、提前退休（26.54%）和改行从事非牙科职业（18.15%）。回归模型显示，年龄较大的成年人（OR = 1.62；95%CI：1.16，2.26）、全科医生（OR = 1.21；95%CI：1.02，1.44）、私人执业所有者（OR = 2.33；95%CI：1.94，2.79）、私人执业合伙人（OR = 2.20；95%CI：1.84，2.63）和对风险感知“极有可能”的牙医（OR = 4.29；95%CI：1.35，13.60）更有可能因大流行而改变其未来的职业规划。
大流行对牙医的职业规划产生了重大影响。对感染风险最恐惧的牙医、年龄较大的牙医和拥有私人执业的牙医正在考虑减少工作时间、提前退休或改行从事非牙科职业。
