How Brazilian oral health care workers face COVID-19: surveillance, biosafety, and education strategies
Braz. j. oral sci
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22: e237812, Jan.-Dec. 2023. ilus
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en Inglés
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| ID: biblio-1443582
ABSTRACT
Aim: To investigate surveillance, biosafety, and education strategies of Brazilian oral health care workers (OHCWs) during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study covering OHCWs from a single multicenter research centre. A self-administered and validated online questionnaire was used for data collection, including the following variables: sociodemographic, medical history, biosafety, professional experience, surveillance, and education. Results: The sample consisted of 644 OHCWs (82.5% dentists, 13.2% dental assistants and 4.3% technicians), most without comorbidities (84.8%), from the public (51.7%) and private (48.3%) health systems, in 140 cities of a southern state. The most prominent measures of surveillance were waiting room distancing and visual alerts, symptom assessment, and availability of guidelines on COVID-19. Regarding biosafety measures, the lowest adherence was related to intraoral radiographs (2.7±1.4; 95%CI: 2.62.9), use of dental dams (2.1±1.4; 95%CI: 2.02.2), and availability of high-power suction systems (2.5±1.7; 95%CI: 2.32.6). Among OHCWs, 52.6% received guidance on measures to take during dental care in the workplace. Continuing education was mainly through documents from non-governmental health authorities (77.4%). Conclusion: Surveillance and biosafety measures were adopted, but activities that reduce the spread of aerosols had less adherence. These findings underscore the importance of considering dental practices, and surveillance and education strategies to formulate policies and relevant support to address health system challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. A coordinated action of permanent education by policymakers is necessary
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Asunto principal:
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Contención de Riesgos Biológicos
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Odontólogos
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Equipo de Atención Dental
Tipo de estudio:
Ensayo Clínico Controlado
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Guía de Práctica Clínica
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Estudio observacional
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Investigación cualitativa
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. oral sci
Asunto de la revista:
Odontología
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
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Dinamarca
Institución/País de afiliación:
Aarhus University/DK
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Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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Federal University of Santa Catarina/BR
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State University of Ponta Grossa/BR
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