Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Conditions
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, survey, dentistry, infection control
Brief summary
As dentists begin reopening their practices during a global pandemic, the risk of COVID-19 infection that dentists face in providing dental care remains unknown. Estimating the occupational risk of COVID-19, and producing evidence on the types of infection control practices and dental practices that may affect COVID-19 risk, is therefore imperative. The goal of the proposed study is to understand U.S.-based dentists' health and dental-practice reactions to COVID-19. To estimate this, U.S-based dentists will be surveyed monthly. These findings could be used to describe the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 among dentists, determine what infection control steps dentists take over time, and estimate whether infection control adherence in dental practice is related to COVID-19 incidence.
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
No intervention; this is a purely observational study
Sponsors
American Dental Association
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Primary dental practice is in United States * 18 years of age or older * Dentist
Exclusion criteria
•Answered no to ADA survey sent May 2020 that read As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the effect of COVID-19 on the dental team, the ADA is interested in collecting data related to infection rates. Would you also be willing to participate in a separate, longitudinal study that would require you to report whether you or your staff have exhibited symptoms of COVID-19, and whether you have been tested or diagnosed? The study would be anonymous and under IRB protocols.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 probable or confirmed case | 18 months | COVID-19 case as confirmed by clinician and/or detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA or a specific antigen in a clinical specimen |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | 12 months | Assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4). Two items scored 0 to 3 (total score of 0-6), with higher numbers indicating greater anxiety. |
| Depression | 12 months | Assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4). Two items scored 0 to 3 (total score of 0-6), with higher numbers indicating greater depressive symptoms. |
| Dental practice infection control efforts | 12 months | Self-reports of infection control efforts in the respondents' primary dental practices |
| Dentists' use of personal protective equipment | 12 months | Self-reports of personal protective equipment use |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed