Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Dental Practice During First, Second And Third Wave.

Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Dental Practice During First, Second And Third Wave Among a Group of Pediatric Dentists : A Cross -Sectional Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04592510

Enrollment

345

Registered

2020-10-19

Start date

2021-05-25

Completion date

2022-01-31

Last updated

2021-06-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

SARS-CoV2

Keywords

COVID-19, pediatric dentistry

Brief summary

Assessment of impact of covid-19 on pediatric dental practice during first, second and third wave among a group of pediatric dentists.

Detailed description

On the 11th of March, 2020, COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. SARS-CoV-2 is an unpredictable virus that is rapidly transmitting from one country to another, and unfortunately as of today, there is no effective medication or vaccine for the disease control. This virus has gone on to cause one of the most rapidly expanding pandemics with over 9 million people being infected worldwide including the pediatric population. Due to the unique nature of dentistry, most dental procedures generate significant amounts of droplets and aerosols, posing potential risks of infection transmission. Recent studies have demonstrated the role of the oral mucosa in COVID-19 infection, in addition to expressing the ACE2 receptor in salivary glands in the asymptomatic process in infected saliva, thus being one of the main sources of viruses. Clinical features of COVID-19 in children include fever and cough, but a large proportion of infected children appears to be asymptomatic and may contribute significantly to transmission. Therefore, it can be assumed that, at this stage in the pandemic, all children and their parents/carers are potentially infective with the potential of cross-infection to dental stuff, parents and the public. This has, in theory, an impact on medical and dental procedures that are Aerosol Generating Procedures.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Egyptian pediatric dentists with at least Master's degree. * Work place located in Egypt.

Exclusion criteria

* Participants who refuse to participate.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Attitude of pediatric dentists toward treating patients in time of COVID-19.	6 months	Measuring device by Questionnaire (Ahmadi, Ebrahimi & Ghorbani, 2020) and (Sinjari et al., 2020). The primary outcome is measured using 5-point likert scale scoring to evaluate pediatric dentists' attitudes

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactFatma Essam El-Deen

fatma_essam@dentistry.cu.edu.eg01150035515

Outcome results