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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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Inquéritos e Questionários
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Contenção de Riscos Biológicos
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Odontólogos
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Equipe de Saúde Bucal
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio Clínico Controlado
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Guia de Prática Clínica
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Estudo observacional
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. oral sci
Assunto da revista:
Odontologia
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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Dinamarca
Instituição/País de afiliação:
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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