scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on COVID-19 among Patients Attending a Private Dental College in Jeddah

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanthi Vanka ◽  
Futon Mohammed Alharbi ◽  
Raghad Sameer Baljoon ◽  
Rahaf Abdullah Albakri ◽  
Rewaa Fadil Alturkistani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Google Docs ◽  
Dental Visits ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
Promotional Materials ◽  
Set Up

Introduction: The close proximity to the patient’s oropharyngeal region and also involved aerosol production presents a potential high risk for the transmission of disease across patients and dental health practitioners. This requires dentists and patients to be aware of the risks of contracting coronavirus from the patient’s perspective when they seek dental treatment. Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of the patients toward the dental visits during the pandemic crisis. Materials and Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted in IBN Sina National College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 6th July, 2020 to 24th July 2020. All the patients who had visited the dental clinics attached to the dental college were sent online google docs form with a consent through WhatsApp. Questions were divided into 2 sections, one section related to demographic data of participants like age, gender, education level, frequency of dental visits and the other section related to patients’ perspective with regards to the coronavirus infection in the dental set up. The results were analysed using SPSS version 23. Results: The questionnaire was sent to all the patients online and all of them had responded to the survey. Majority of the patients {1757 (80.9%)} have knowledge about the COVID-19 disease signs, symptoms, transmission and complications. Among these respondents 6.6% (144) had routinely visited a dentist, 8.8% (192) had sometimes visited a dentist and only 0.3% (7) visited a dentist only once and they generally try to avoid visiting a dentist. Conclusion: At a clinical level, education is limited only to the patients who approach the dentists. At a community level, government, dental colleges and dentists have to take several measures in educating the public in equipping them with health promotional materials. Community-based online programs should be planned and implemented by different levels of administration.

scholarly journals Practice of Dental Surgeons about Dental Splatter and Aerosol

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aslam Md Aurangjeb ◽  
Tamanna Zaman ◽  
Meghdeep Badruddoza
Keyword(s):  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Routine Practice ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Patients ◽  
Dental Clinics

Aim: This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted among 105 dental surgeons working in the outpatient departments at some renowned educational institutions and a few private dental clinics in Dhaka city. Methods: The respondents were interviewed using structured questionnaire and their method of practice was noted. Results: Mean period of practice was 9.49±5.936 (1 to 27) years. The mean age in year of the respondents was 33.88±6.18 (24 to 50) years. Highest respondents were from private dental clinics (28.6%) and the rests were from educational institutions. According to educational qualifications, 65.7% were graduate dental surgeons and the rest were postgraduates. Male were more (63) in numbers than the female respondents (42). Only 9.5% practiced dental chair instrument tray and other exposed area cleaning with disinfectants between patients, 6.7% used to wrap exposed areas and change between different patients and 5.7% practiced air exhausting during dental treatment. Only 27.6% changed gloves for each patient, 71.4% dental surgeons used aprons, 96.1% dental surgeons used face masks, 74.3% respondents did not use goggles or eye protecting shields and only 4.8% dental surgeons used head caps in their daily dental practice. Of all, 5.7% dental surgeons routinely advised their patients to rinse mouth with any antiseptic mouth wash before treatment to minimize dental splatter and aerosol and 3.8% dental surgeons used high-volume suction as a routine practice during all dental treatment procedures. Conclusion: The study reveals the existing practice situation of dental surgeons of Dhaka city about cross infection control especially dental splatter and aerosol. Dental health-care personnel, dental patients and their family members are at a risk to expose to contaminated diseases due to dental splatter and aerosol. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cdcj.v10i2.16314 City Dent. Coll. J Volume-10, Number-2, July-2013

Apprehension of dental treatment and awareness of virtual dental consultation among rural population in Karnataka during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-04
Author(s):  
Ganesh Prasad B R ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Population ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Severe Pneumonia ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Set Up

Background: The goal of “Health for All” initiated by WHO envisions securing the health and well-being of people across the globe. SARS-COV-2 coronavirus discovered in December 2019 is said to cause severe pneumonia characterized by fever, cough, shortness of breath and was declared as a global pandemic by WHO. In India the second wave of coronavirus has caused lot of problems with hospitals and medical facilities overwhelmed. WHO and CDC has recommended several biosafety measures and guidelines due to high risk of contamination during dental care. Covid-19 pandemic risk and lockdown measures to curtail the transmission has led to suspension of dental healthcare to the public in many places. Teleconsultation/ Telehealth refers to interactions that happen between a clinician and a patient for the purpose of providing diagnostic or therapeutic advice through electronic means. Teledentistry a subunit of telehealth can be used in routine dental practise to avoid unnecessary exposure of the healthy subjects to the suspects and to decrease the possibility of transmission in dental office. Methodology: A quantitative dichotomous cross-sectional questionnaire survey will be conducted among the rural population. The study population will be chosen randomly among rural population. Only adults will be considered in the survey. Researcher made Questions will be given to the participants in hard copy. The questions will include the Demographic data, Gender, accessibility of dental set up and dentists and awareness of dental tele-consultations. Data obtained will be utilised to assess the accessibility of dental treatment for the public and mode of dental tele consultation preference among rural population. Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of concerns regarding the safety during dental procedures. Since the risk of transmission is high due to the very nature of the procedure, assessing the awareness in rural population is crucial. Teledentistry can play a key role in bridging the dental issues and the accessibility of dentists. Proper protocol about its usage with training about it to the dental professionals would be advised. Further steps are required to create awareness about it in the rural population.

Dental health of community-living older people attending secondary healthcare: a cross-sectional comparison between those with and without diagnosed mental illness

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitin Purandare ◽  
Eva Woods ◽  
Sue Butler ◽  
Julie Morris ◽  
Martin Vernon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Older People ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Oral Pathology ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Medical Group ◽  
Cross Sectional

ABSTRACTBackground: Mental illness and cognitive impairment are risk factors for poor dental health.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to compare the dental health of older patients attending out-patient clinics and day hospitals of old age psychiatry services (the psychiatry group, n = 103) with those attending general/geriatric medical services (the medical group; n = 99). Those living in care homes, and those with diagnosed mental illness (in the medical group) were excluded. A registered mental health nurse assessed mental and general health using validated and previously published instruments. A registered dentist made an independent assessment of dental health (examination to assess oral pathology, status of remaining teeth, and dentures) and made an overall judgment about whether the patient needed any dental treatment (a “normative” need).Results: The normative need for dental treatment was significantly higher among the psychiatry group compared to the medical group (85% vs 52%; p<0.001); even after taking account of the effect of age, gender, teeth status, physical comorbidity, cognition, depressive symptoms, and overall mental and social health [adjusted odds ratio, OR (95% confidence interval): 4.32 (2.09, 8.91)]. The presence of any natural remaining teeth [OR: 4.44 (2.10, 9.42)] and Barthel Index [OR: 0.96 (0.93, 0.99)] were the two other independent predictors of the need for treatment.Conclusion: Dental problems are common in community-living older people, especially those with some natural remaining teeth and those with mental illness. There is a need to develop integrated mental health and dental care services for older people with emphasis on prevention of dental problems.

scholarly journals Perspectives from Dentists, Dental Assistants, Students, and Patients on Dental Care Adapted to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3940
Author(s):  
Maximiliane Amelie Schlenz ◽  
Alexander Schmidt ◽  
Bernd Wöstmann ◽  
Andreas May ◽  
Hans-Peter Howaldt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
Positive Perspective ◽  
Dental Assistants

Dental care has been affected by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) worldwide. In contrast to other dental clinics, the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen (Germany) decided not to limit dental treatment to emergencies alone, but to continue dental care for all patients, with increased safety measures. As such, health care professionals may be exposed to additional physical and mental stress. The aim of this study was to assess the perspectives of all persons involved in dental care (dentists, dental assistants, students, and patients) regarding the aspects of safety measures, anxiety about self-infection and infecting others, and other prospects in the period March to December 2020 using a questionnaire. Data collection was performed between 14 December 2020 and 23 January 2021. A total of 35 dentists (response rate of 79.5%), 23 dental assistants (65.7%), 84 students (80%), and 51 patients (21.8%) completed the survey. The patients did not notice any changes in the care received. Dentists and dental assistants reported a higher workload due to additional safety measures. The majority of dentists, students, and patients agreed that normal patient care was maintained. One-third of dental assistants would have preferred emergency treatment alone and expressed significantly higher anxiety about COVID-19 infection than all other groups (p < 0.05). In conclusion, all groups showed a predominantly positive perspective on dental care, and anxiety about self-infection and infecting others was especially low. However, additional measures are time-consuming and compound daily patient care. This concept, based on well-established infection control, might be a viable proposal for current and future pandemics.

scholarly journals Parental Knowledge Regarding Dental Radiography of Children Attending Dental Clinics in Ilam, Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 76-80
Author(s):  
Vida Arzani ◽  
Ali Bagherzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
Bachelor's Degrees ◽  
Dental Radiographs ◽  
Fear And Anxiety

Background: Radiological examinations expose the patient to the adverse effects of ionizing radiation, which is more severe among developing children. This can cause excessive and unreasonable fear and anxiety for parents and even disrupt the treatment process. This study aimed to evaluate the parents’ knowledge about dental radiographs for children referred to dentistry, and to assess the relevant factors. Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional analytical study examining parents of children referred to dental clinics from October 2019 to April 2020. The required information included demographic information, and nine statements for assessing parents’ level of knowledge. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), independent t-test, and linear regression were used to analyze the data. Ward’s cluster analysis method with a squared Euclidean distance was adopted to include the background and demographic variables. Results: A total of 108 parents of children referred to Ilam dental clinics – including 69 females (68.3%) and 32 males (31.7%) in the 24-51 age range, participated in this study. Among the studied variables, the level of educational attainment of the parents had a highly significant influence (P<0.01) on their knowledge of pediatric radiography. Furthermore, parents holding bachelor’s degrees or higher with an average score of 5.35 had more heightened awareness of radiography than those in other educational groups. Conclusions: Examining the parental radiographic knowledge revealed significant differences among three groups of parents with educational attainment in favor of those with higher educational achievement. In general, three biographical variables, namely age, gender, and household size were found to be less influential. Therefore, the dentists should learn about the educational attainment of the parents and provide them with the required information on treatment accordingly. Due to the relatively poor knowledge of the parents about children’s dental radiographs, it is recommended that plans be developed for raising the parental awareness of the issue in order for reducing their unreasonable fears which may create a burden for dental treatment procedures.

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PATIENTS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS THEIR DENTAL NEEDS

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-65
Author(s):  
Sonia Khatri ◽  
Indiresha H Narayana ◽  
Soumyadeep Ghosh ◽  
Kavimalar Kavimalar ◽  
Arbiya Anjum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Dental Setting ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
Dental Needs

The Covid-19 has changed the life of the entire world and its wave has affected all elds of medicine and dentistry. The concern about coronavirus transmission and dental practice has been widely recognized around the world.The purpose of this survey was to investigate the inuence of coronavirus disease on patients' views with regards to their dental treatment requirements. Materials and methods: It is a cross-sectional survey conducted over 430 patients seeking dental treatment in Ramaiah dental college and hospital Bangalore, Karnataka, India. This survey has been conducted through electronic communication applications such as WhatsApp and Gmail, for three months. A structured and validated questionnaire was administered to the study subjects. Collected data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Results:Atotal of 1000 patients were selected for the survey, in this only 43% of subjects completed the survey. Out of 430 responses, 50.1% of the subjects had dental problems. 38.3% of subjects expressed the unavailability of dental clinics and hospitals during Covid-19, 31.4% unavailability of the dentist. Of the 42.9% of patients who visited the dental clinic during the covid-19 pandemic, 38% of subjects observed the increase in treatment cost, only 30.5% of subjects were provided with emergency treatment. The majority of subjects (75.7%) expressed that dentists are practicing good precautionary measures such as wearing PPE kits, mouth masks etc. Conclusion: During the coronavirus pandemic, the patients demonstrated good knowledge and an optimistic attitude towards the precautionary modications in regard to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in the dental setting.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Dental Anxiety and Fear in Patients who Admitted to the Faculty of Dentistry: Which Patients are More Risky in terms of Dental Anxiety.

1970 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Burkay YAKAR ◽  
Türkkan Öztürk KAYGUSUZ ◽  
Edibe PİRİNÇCİ
Keyword(s):  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
One Way Anova ◽  
Anxiety And Fear ◽  
Dental Appointments

Background: Dental anxiety and fear make the dental operation and the treatment difficult. Beside that it causes the delays or absence in the dental appointments so it leads to problems for oral and dental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of dental anxiety, the factors affecting dental anxiety and the effects of dental anxiety on oral dental health of the participants.Methodology: We conducted a hospital-based, cross-sectional study among 342 patients attending the outpatient clinic of a tertiary dentistry hospital. Dental anxiety and trait anxiety levels of the participants measured using MDAS and STAI scales. Weconducted the student t-test, One-way Anova and Tukey’s post hoc for the analysis of our data. The Pearson’s correlation analysis has been used for the analysis of two different quantitative data obtain from MDAS and STAI scales.Results: The age average of 342 participant of our research was 34,41±11,78. 59,1% of our participants was women. (n=202) Dental anxiety was existing in the 42,1% of the participants (n=144). 56,4% of the participants have had a hard and painful dental treatment experiences. 15,2% of our participants (n=52) had MDAS 19 point or more.Conclusions: High and statistically significant dental anxiety scores have been detected for the patients who are women, housewives, who had uneasy and painful dental treatment stories who have personel inclinations to the anxiety. Examinations directed to the factors which would increase the dental anxiety, may prevent possible complications and also the risk carried by the patients related to the dental health may be estimated with the help of this kind of examinations. 

scholarly journals Behaviors and Management of the Dental Problems by the Residents of Madinah, Saudi Arabia

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 783-787
Author(s):  
Mohammad Sami Ahmad ◽  
Khalid Mohammad Al-Harbi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Common Reason ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Problems

ABSTRACT Introduction Dental problems are commonly encountered in our lives. Some of the common problems are toothache, bleeding gums and halitosis. Objectives How the dental problems were handled, and reasons of not seeking dental treatment by the patients. Materials and methods This was an observational analytical cross-sectional study on adult's age above 14 years from Madinah. Results A total of 400 adults were included; 208 (52%) were males and 192 (48%) were females. Resident encountered toothache surprisingly only 49% sought dental treatment, while (41%) settled for taking medications. Among bleeding gum patients most of them (45%) went to the dentist, while (41%) settled for using the home care. And dealing with halitosis only (17%) went to the dentist. The most common reasons for not seeking dental treatment were fear and long appointments. And mostly they had fear because of dental drill and dental needle. Conclusion The most common problems for seeking treatment were toothache followed by bleeding gums and the least was halitosis. Number of people who sought treatment was still a low number. The most common reason that stopped patients from going to the dentist was fear and long appointments. There should be increase of dental clinics and patients should be given dental education. How to cite this article Ahmad MS, Al-Harbi KM. Behaviors and Management of the Dental Problems by the Residents of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. J Contemp Dent Pract 2015;16(10): 783-787.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meltem Tekbaş-Atay ◽  
Mediha Büyükgöze-Dindar
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Infection ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Dental Patients ◽  
Dental Instruments

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the patient’s knowledge, attitude, and practice of cross-infection control in dentistry. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Dentistry, Trakya University. In this study, 250 patients (134 female and 116 male) aged 18 years and older (35.5±13.9) participated and data were collected using a questionnaire containing questions to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to cross-infection and infection control. Required personal and socio-demographic data were obtained. A chi-square test was conducted for categorical variables. Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare questionnaire scores (p <0.05). Results: Most of the participants (30.5%) reported that their sources of information on dental infection control were social media. Knowledge scores of females were statistically significantly higher than males (p=0.005) and participants living in the city were significantly higher than those living in the town (p=0.015). Knowledge scores of health-care workers were significantly higher than both other workers and unemployed/students (p=0.001, p=0.004, respectively). Regarding participants’ attitudes and practices, only 29.2% of the participants questioned the dentists about the contagious disease, and only 36% asked about the sterilization method of the dental instruments. Most of the participants perceived that wearing gloves, masks, eyewear, and face shield would protect both patients and dentists. Conclusion: Participants in this study seem to have a satisfactory level of knowledge about cross-infection and infection control methods in the nowadays’ pandemic condition. However, dental health professionals should make additional efforts to educate and encourage dental patients.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Dental Care Utilization Among Pregnant Women in Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (23) ◽  
pp. 4131-4136
Author(s):  
Zainab Albasry ◽  
Bayan Alhaddad ◽  
Mashael Abdullah Benrashed ◽  
Asim Al-Ansari ◽  
Muhammad Ashraf Nazir
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Eastern Province ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Visits ◽  
Dental Problem

BACKGROUND: Oral and systemic problems are common among pregnant women. Routine dental visits are important for the maintenance of optimal oral health which is linked with systemic health. AIM: To evaluate dental care utilization and related factors among pregnant women in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in hospitals and healthcare centers in the cities of Khobar, Dammam, and Qatif in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. A piloted tested self-administered questionnaire available in Arabic and English languages was distributed among a calculated sample of 341 pregnant women. Pearson's chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed. RESULTS: In the study, 270 questionnaires were analyzed giving a response rate of 79.2%. Mean age of the participants was 29 ± 5.9 years. There were 43.7% pregnant women who received dental treatment when they have a dental problem and only 13.7% performed routine dental visit. Half the sample (52.6%) avoided dental visits during pregnancy and dental treatment being unsafe was the most common reason for avoiding dental visits. After adjustment, routine dental visits during pregnancy were 7.38 times higher among Saudis compared with non-Saudis women (p 0.05). The participants who had a negative perception about the safety of dental treatment had significantly lower odds (OR 0.31, p 0.036) of dental attendance for routine dental visits. CONCLUSION: Routine dental visits were low among pregnant women and many visited dentists when they had a dental problem. Negative perception about the safety of dental treatment was associated with reduced regular dental visits during pregnancy. Pregnant women should be educated about the importance of receiving dental care for the maintenance of optimal oral health.

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