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Brazilian Primary and Secondary Public Oral Health Attention: Are Dentists Ready to Face the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Vieira-Meyer, Anya P G F; Coutinho, Maíra B; Santos, Helena P G; Saintrain, Maria V; Candeiro, George T de M.
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  • Vieira-Meyer APGF; Family Health Program, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Ceará (Fiocruz-CE), Eusébio, Brazil.
  • Coutinho MB; Faculty of Dentistry, Christus University Center (Unichristus), Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Santos HPG; Faculty of Dentistry, Christus University Center (Unichristus), Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Saintrain MV; Municipal Health Secretary, Fortaleza City Hall - CE, Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Candeiro GTM; Public Health Program, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep ; 16(1): 254-261, 2022 02.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32907660
OBJECTIVE: To investigate knowledge and practice of Brazilian public primary and secondary health care dentists during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: An online questionnaire with sociodemographic and COVID-19 knowledge questions was used. RESULTS: A total of 4048 dentists working in the Brazilian public primary and secondary health care system were investigated; 4024 (99.41%) believe that COVID-19 can be transmitted through dental procedures. A fair level of COVID-19 symptoms knowledge by these dentists was observed (3.76±1.27 of 6.00), as well as the skepticism in personal protective equipment (3382; 83.55%) and biosafety procedures (3278; 80.98%) used as an efficient form of COVID-19 transmission prevention. Country region, performance of social distancing, dental specialty, the use of personal protective equipment, and biosafety preventive measures influenced the likelihood of dentists to perform dental treatment, either elective or urgent, during the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSION: The need of extra preventive barriers for dental treatment may bring an extra financial stress in the Brazilian public primary and secondary health care system, as well as in the patient-dentist relationship, which may have to be reframed. Internationally accepted public guideline policies regarding dental treatment safety, as well as the technological development of preventive tools, are needed to deal with the challenges brought by COVID-19.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pandemias / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Guideline / Qualitative_research Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Disaster Med Public Health Prep Assunto da revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pandemias / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Guideline / Qualitative_research Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Disaster Med Public Health Prep Assunto da revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos