Author | Vieira-Meyer, Anya Pimentel Gomes Fernandes | pt_BR |
Author | Coutinho, Maíra Barbosa | pt_BR |
Author | Santos, Helena Paula Guerra dos | pt_BR |
Author | Saintrain, Maria Vieira de Lima | pt_BR |
Author | Candeiro, George Táccio de Miranda | pt_BR |
Access date | 2021-03-04T20:38:40Z | |
Available date | 2021-03-04T20:38:40Z | |
Document date | 2020 | |
Citation | VIEIRA-MEYER, Anya Pimentel Gomes Fernandes et al. Brazilian primary and secondary public oral health attention: are dentists ready to face the COVID-19 pandemic? Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, p. 1-8, 10 Sept. 2020. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1935-7893 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/46265 | |
Language | eng | en |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press | pt_BR |
Previous version | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/43402 | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Saúde global | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Atenção primária à saúde | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Saúde pública | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Pandemia | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Odontologia | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | COVID-19 | pt_BR |
Title | Brazilian primary and secondary public oral health attention: are dentists ready to face the COVID-19 pandemic? | en |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1017/dmp.2020.342 | |
Abstract | 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 treatmentmay 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. | en |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Fiocruz Ceará. Eusébio, CE, Brasil / Centro Universitário Christus. Faculdade de Odontologia. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Centro Universitário Christus. Faculdade de Odontologia. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Prefeitura de Fortaleza. Secretaria Municipal de Saúde. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade de Fortaleza. Centro de Ciências da Saúde. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Centro Universitário Christus. Faculdade de Odontologia. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | International health | en |
Subject | Primary health care | en |
Subject | Public health | en |
Subject | Pandemic | en |
Subject | Dentistry | en |
Subject | COVID-19 | pt_BR |
e-ISSN | 1938-744X | |