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COVID-19: The Dentists' Perceived Impact on the Dental Practice
Alessandra Amato1, Carolina Ciacci1, Stefano Martina1
1Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy.
Objectives:
The present study aimed to investigate the dentists' knowledge of the risks from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and how it will impact their practice.
Materials And Methods:
An ad hoc self-administered anonymous questionnaire was submitted to Italian dentists.
Statistical Analysis:
Differences in rates were calculated using the chi-square test. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05.
Results:
A total of 849 dentists fully completed the survey. Eighty-eight per cent of Italian dentists are worried about the health of their families, with no difference in high-risk (red zone) and low-risk (orange zone) regions. About 86% of professionals report some income loss and 94% fear a drop in patients after the quarantine phase, with the dentists working the red zone claiming a greater economic loss and fearing a reduced practice after the end of the lockdown.
Discussion:
A large majority of the Italian dentists appears to be aware of the need for changes in their dental practices by planning specific sterilization processes between appointments, testing patients for SARS-CoV-2 serology, asking patients not to be accompanied, and reducing the number of visits per day.
Conclusion:
The survey expresses the serious concern of the dentists for the pandemic's effects on their profession.
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