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Biosafety in Dental Practices Versus COVID-19 Outbreak
Santos, Ingrid Garcia; Souza, Vívian Gonçalves Carvalho; Silva, Guilherme Thomaz Verly da; Department of Dental ClinicLourenço, Aneliese Holetz de Toledo; Laxe, Laísa Araujo Cortines; Apolônio, Ana Carolina Morais.
  • Santos, Ingrid Garcia; Federal University of Juiz de Fora. School of Dentistry. Juiz de Fora. BR
  • Souza, Vívian Gonçalves Carvalho; Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Postgraduate Program in Dentistry. Juiz de Fora. BR
  • Silva, Guilherme Thomaz Verly da; Federal University of Juiz de Fora. School of Dentistry. Juiz de Fora. BR
  • Department of Dental ClinicLourenço, Aneliese Holetz de Toledo; Federal University of Juiz de Fora. School of Dentistry. Department of Dental ClinicLourenço, Aneliese Holetz de Toledo. Juiz de Fora. BR
  • Laxe, Laísa Araujo Cortines; Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Postgraduate Program in Dentistry. Juiz de Fora. BR
  • Apolônio, Ana Carolina Morais; Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Postgraduate Program in Dentistry. Juiz de Fora. BR
Article in English | LILACS, BBO | ID: biblio-1155001
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT

Objective:

To evaluate the dentists' knowledge about biosafety considering the SARS-CoV-2 and the risks of increasing the COVID-19 outbreak by dental practices during the pandemic in Brazil. Material and

Methods:

A cross-sectional study was performed by internet-based snowball sampling technique. A questionnaire with questions about different content was applied, and then analyzed the following two parameters participants' Brazilian region and professional's specialty.

Results:

A total of 413 e-questionnaires from all Brazilian regions were considered valid. There were no significant differences among biosafety measures adopted by participants from different Brazilian regions (p≥0.05), except for those from North region, which have applied less previous oral antisepsis, temperature screening, and specific anamnesis tracking COVID-19 symptoms (p<0.05). The unique use of N95 mask was positively associated with North region (p<0.05). Expert participants of Groups 2 (oral surgery and correlate areas) and 4 (orthodontics, oral radiology and facial jaw orthopedics) were more updated than other ones (p<0.05).

Conclusion:

The biosafety protocols applied by participants were not adequate for the epidemiologic status of COVID-19 in each region of Brazil, from 13th May to 17th June 2020. Specialties linked to microbiology area or structured social networks have better applied preventive measures for COVID-19.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Containment of Biohazards / Infection Control, Dental / Dental Offices / Dentists / Personal Protective Equipment / COVID-19 Type of study: Evaluation studies / Practice guideline / Observational study / Prevalence study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Juiz de Fora/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Containment of Biohazards / Infection Control, Dental / Dental Offices / Dentists / Personal Protective Equipment / COVID-19 Type of study: Evaluation studies / Practice guideline / Observational study / Prevalence study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Juiz de Fora/BR