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Introduction: As a profession highly predisposed to coronavirus disease (COVID)-19, dentists should be aware of the possibility of cross-infection. The purpose of this study was to investigate descriptive statistics of dental practice during the covid-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: This survey was conducted online using self-reported questionnaires created with Google Form®, among dentists in Indonesia. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the survey results. Results: In total 102 participants completed the survey. The mean age was 42.71 (6.65) years. 19 males (18.8%) and 83 females (81.44%). Of all respondents, 80 (78 %) dentists provided dental services to patients during COVID-19 pandemic. Of those who had provided dental services, the most commonly indicated reasons were due to the emergency procedural 66 (82 %). We also found 51 (64%) dentists prefer online consultation. All of the provided temperature checking and will postpone the service with the symptomatic patient. Additionally, our survey found no significant difference between dentists who provided services to patients during COVID-19 pandemic or not based on gender, age, years in practice (all p> 0.05, respectively). The majority of research participants continued to give dental treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions: Personal protective equipment was essential, as well as a dental-care-safety environment. The small sample size of our survey limits its generalizability to the field of dentistry and needs further investigation. © 2023 UPM Press. All rights reserved.
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Background: Tea (green or black) are among the most widely consumed beverages in adults worldwide. Recently, numerous studies claimed that green tea intake have been associated with reduced mortality, including cardiovascular disease related mortality. This study was aimed to investigate the association between green tea consumption with cardiovascular related mortality. Subjects and Method: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis study used articles which published in 2000 to 2021 from online databases, such as PubMed, ResearchGate, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and EBSCO. The dependent variable was cardiovascular related mortality. The independent variables was green tea consumption. The data was analyzed by RevMan 5.3 software. This study used the eligibility criteria with the PICO model, populations: COVID-19 general adults, intervention: >1 cups green tea consumption. comparison: null or <1 cup green tea consumption, outcome: cardiovascular related mortality. The inclusion criteria were an article describing the effect or relationship of green tea consumption with cardiovascular related mortality, original research, and study of cohort contain effect size of hazard ratio and match with the intervention design. The keywords used to search the database were "green tea" AND "cardiovascular" AND "mortality" OR "Death" AND cohort.
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The coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, is a new infectious virus (nCov) spread over 210 countries across the world. This virus is exacerbated in people with underlying systemic health conditions such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted on all areas of life, including education, therefore, distance learning (DL) or e-learning is a supportive educational system under this condition. The purpose of this study is to describe the readiness of lecturers and students in the field of dentistry in using the distance learning (DL) system during this pandemic. The simple random sampling method, was used to obtain data from a total of 142 respondents using questionnaires. In the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, and 10th semesters there were approximately 28, 21, 23, 69, and 1 respondent, respectively. From the 142 respondents, 90% stated that they already had personal computers or laptops, while 10% used those belonging to relatives, neighbors, or friends. In accordance with the availability of internet facilities at home, 84% stated that they already had access to the internet, while 16% had none. Related to the quota and stability of internet access, 51% of respondents stated that they were ready with fast internet and sufficient quota, while 49% reported that they were not ready due to limited quota, and unstable internet access. Furthermore, a total of 20 lecturers were given access to a licensed Zoom® account. Lecturers and students stated their readiness to conduct distance learning in a bid to fight COVID-19and support the work from home programs. © 2020, Hampstead Psychological Associates. All rights reserved.