Dentist Related Factors Associated with Implementation of COVID-19 Protective Measures: A National Survey
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethics, Study Design, and Sample
2.2. Participants
2.3. Development and Validation of the Online Survey
2.4. Missing Data
2.5. Statistical Analysis
2.6. Confidentiality and Data Retention
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Categories | Number (%) |
---|---|---|
Region (missing = 1) | Brussels | 205 (14.3%) |
Flanders | 775 (54.0%) | |
Wallonia | 455 (31.7%) | |
Age group (years) | ≤34 | 207 (14.4%) |
35–44 | 154 (10.7%) | |
45–54 | 274 (19.1%) | |
55–64 | 516 (35.9%) | |
≥65 | 285 (19.8%) | |
Gender | Female | 845 (58.8%) |
Male | 591 (41.2%) | |
Language spoken (missing = 1) | Dutch | 765 (53.3%) |
French | 670 (46.7%) | |
Professional activity (Missing = 34) | General dentist | 1322 (94.3%) |
Orthodontist | 46 (3.3%) | |
Periodontist | 29 (2.0%) | |
Maxillofacial surgeon | 5 (0.4%) | |
Practice type (missing = 34) | Private owner | 918 (65.5%) |
Private coworker | 409 (29.2%) | |
Hospital practice | 36 (2.5%) | |
Other | 39 (2.8%) | |
Reported infection rate * | Brussels | 55 (0.04%) |
Flanders | 25 (0.02%) | |
Wallonia | 46 (0.03%) | |
Working status at the moment of the survey (missing = 54) | None | 61 (4.4%) |
Yes, remote advice | 12 (0.9%) | |
Yes, face to face | 1309 (94.7%) |
Protective Measure | Number | % |
---|---|---|
Appointment organization | 537 | 49.5 |
Waiting area organization | 422 | 38.9 |
Surface cleansing | 934 | 86.2 |
Hand hygiene procedures | 894 | 82.5 |
Mouth rinse protocol | 809 | 74.6 |
Aerosol control (mask, visor, gown, rubber dam, and limiting rotating instruments) | 401 | 33.5 |
All measures | 86 | 7.9 |
Variables | Dentists Having Experienced COVID-19 Infection | ||
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β | SE | p Value | |
Age group 55–64 years | 0.149 | 0.286 | <0.0001 |
Age > 65 years | 0.522 | 0.492 | 0.023 |
Implementation of cleansing protocol | 0.030 | 0.310 | 0.003 |
Variables | Dentists Having Experienced COVID-19 Infection | ||
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β | SE | p Value | |
Dentists with high self-perceived risk of virus acquisition in the dental setting | 2.090 | 0.291 | 0.011 |
Dentists with low concern of getting infected in the dental setting | 0.576 | 0.251 | 0.027 |
Dentists with low confidence of being able to prevent transmission in the dental setting | 0.535 | 0.273 | 0.022 |
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Carvalho, J.C.; Declerck, D.; Jacquet, W.; Bottenberg, P. Dentist Related Factors Associated with Implementation of COVID-19 Protective Measures: A National Survey. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8381. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168381
Carvalho JC, Declerck D, Jacquet W, Bottenberg P. Dentist Related Factors Associated with Implementation of COVID-19 Protective Measures: A National Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(16):8381. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168381
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarvalho, Joana Christina, Dominique Declerck, Wolfgang Jacquet, and Peter Bottenberg. 2021. "Dentist Related Factors Associated with Implementation of COVID-19 Protective Measures: A National Survey" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 16: 8381. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168381