Knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to COVID in Southern India: A questionnaire study
Aim: This study was intended to evaluate the knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to COVID-19. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, a self-administered questionnaire survey was used to validate the dental health professional's knowledge and appr...
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| author | Izna Venkata Krishna Sasank Kuntamukkula Shilpa Sunil Khanna Onkar Salokhe Rahul Vinay Chandra Tiwari Heena Tiwari |
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| description | Aim: This study was intended to evaluate the knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to COVID-19. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, a self-administered questionnaire survey was used to validate the dental health professional's knowledge and apprehension pertaining to COVID-19. In this regard, a preliminary study with a convenience sample of 124 dentists working in various clinics in southern India was conducted so as to evaluate the knowledge and apprehension of dentists related to COVID-19 in India. This study, while limited in sample size, benefits the general practitioners as target readers to assess the awareness pertaining to COVID-19. Results: The results of this study reveal that there exists a good knowledge among dental health professionals pertaining to the COVID-19 virus and its oral manifestations in addition to the precautions to be taken for the prevention of COVID-19 in a clinical setup. However, there exists an apprehension as well as lack of awareness pertaining to the laboratory test to be carried out in a patient suspected with COVID-19 infections as well as the role of a mouthwash and the management of contaminated air in the dental clinic. Conclusion: The results elicited that there is a dearth of knowledge and relatively a fair apprehension among dental health professionals pertaining to COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed56dba6723d4744b14307e6f63eef552022-12-21T19:19:54ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences0975-74062021-01-0113544845110.4103/jpbs.JPBS_551_20Knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to COVID in Southern India: A questionnaire studyIznaVenkata Krishna Sasank KuntamukkulaShilpa Sunil KhannaOnkar SalokheRahul Vinay Chandra TiwariHeena TiwariAim: This study was intended to evaluate the knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to COVID-19. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, a self-administered questionnaire survey was used to validate the dental health professional's knowledge and apprehension pertaining to COVID-19. In this regard, a preliminary study with a convenience sample of 124 dentists working in various clinics in southern India was conducted so as to evaluate the knowledge and apprehension of dentists related to COVID-19 in India. This study, while limited in sample size, benefits the general practitioners as target readers to assess the awareness pertaining to COVID-19. Results: The results of this study reveal that there exists a good knowledge among dental health professionals pertaining to the COVID-19 virus and its oral manifestations in addition to the precautions to be taken for the prevention of COVID-19 in a clinical setup. However, there exists an apprehension as well as lack of awareness pertaining to the laboratory test to be carried out in a patient suspected with COVID-19 infections as well as the role of a mouthwash and the management of contaminated air in the dental clinic. Conclusion: The results elicited that there is a dearth of knowledge and relatively a fair apprehension among dental health professionals pertaining to COVID-19.http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2021;volume=13;issue=5;spage=448;epage=451;aulast=Sasankcovid-19dentistsoral manifestations |
| spellingShingle | Izna Venkata Krishna Sasank Kuntamukkula Shilpa Sunil Khanna Onkar Salokhe Rahul Vinay Chandra Tiwari Heena Tiwari Knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to COVID in Southern India: A questionnaire study Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences covid-19 dentists oral manifestations |
| title | Knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to COVID in Southern India: A questionnaire study |
| title_full | Knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to COVID in Southern India: A questionnaire study |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to COVID in Southern India: A questionnaire study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to COVID in Southern India: A questionnaire study |
| title_short | Knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to COVID in Southern India: A questionnaire study |
| title_sort | knowledge and apprehension of dental health professionals pertaining to covid in southern india a questionnaire study |
| topic | covid-19 dentists oral manifestations |
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