Oral Healthcare Services Delivered During COVID-19 Lockdown: A Report from Eastern Mediterranean Region
Abu-Hammad, Osama; Abu-Hammad, Shaden; Elsayed, Shadia; Jambi, Safa; Alhodhodi, Aishah; Othman, Ahmad; Abdullah, Abdel Aziz Baiomy; Al-Shorman, Hisham; Fayyad, Mostafa; Taim, Duaa; Abouzaid, Basant Hamdy; Dar-Odeh, Najla.
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
; 23: 210219, 2023. tab
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| LILACS, BBO - odontología (Brasil) | ID: biblio-1521287
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To describe oral healthcare services administered during the lockdown in the Eastern Mediterranean region and to investigate the role of socio-professional characteristics of dental practitioners or their self-reported COVID-19 infection. Material andMethods:
A questionnaire was distributed to dental practitioners in all healthcare sectors in Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.Results:
There was a total of 335 participants, with the majority being females (N=225, 67.2%) and general practitioners (N=202, 60.3%). Cellulitis was the most common emergency encountered (N=108). The most common urgent procedures were for pulpitis, abscesses, and pericoronitis (N=191, 130, and 95, respectively). Country-specific significant associations were pulpitis in Egypt and Jordan, broken symptomatic teeth in Jordan, and biopsy in Egypt (p<0.05). The Ministry of Health was significantly associated with the management of dental infections, avulsion, and orthodontic emergencies, while university hospitals were significantly associated with advanced restorative procedures (p<0.05). Male practitioners performed significantly more procedures, particularly surgical emergencies (p<0.05).Conclusion:
Dental infections were the most common complaints among dental patients during lockdown. Countryand sector-specific dental procedures are detected. Male gender seems to play a determinant role in performing a higher number of procedures, particularly for surgical emergencies (AU).
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BR1264.1
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