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Assessment of Compliance of Guidelines about Prevention of COVID-19 in Dental Setting in Ardabil City
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Neda Mohammadpour *    , Nasrin Foladi , Mina Asadi |
| Department of Oral and maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran , n.mohammadpour@arums.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (743 Views) |
Background & objectives: To deal with the more and sudden prevalence of covid-19, dentists should be aware of recent developments, especially the guidelines for the prevention of covid-19. This study aimed to assess of compliance with guidelines about the prevention of covid-19 in the dental setting in Ardabil city in 2022.
Methods: This cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study was conducted in the period from May to August 2022. In this study, 254 general and specialist dentists were examined using full-census sampling. The tool for collecting information was a researcher-made questionnaire that was valid and reliable based on the country's guidelines, which included 6 demographic and 41 questions related to compliance with the instructions related to the prevention of covid-19. After collecting the data, they were classified and analyzed using the chi-square and Fisher's exact test. SPSS software version 26 was used for data analysis. The acceptable error level was considered 0.05.
Results: The survey results showed that the rate of compliance with guidelines about the prevention of covid-19 in the index of patient management before treatment was estimated at 45%, in the index of required equipment and personal protection requirements were 72.42%, and in the index of required therapeutic action during the pandemic was 42.81%. There was a significant difference in compliance with the guidelines related to the prevention of covid-19 based on education and work history (p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in compliance with the guidelines related to the prevention of covid-19 based on gender, age, marital status, and history of corona infection.
Conclusion: The level of compliance with the guidelines related to the prevention of covid-19 in the dental centers of Ardabil city was at an average level and was influenced by factors such as the dentist's education and work history.
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Article number: 8 |
| Keywords: Coronavirus, Dental Education, Dental Health Services, Patient Management |
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Type of Study: article |
Subject:
Dentistry
Received: 2022/09/19 | Accepted: 2022/12/14 | Published: 2022/10/2
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