Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Dentists towards Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A cross-sectional study | ||||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||||
| Article 12, Volume 67, Issue 3 - Serial Number 1, July 2021, Page 1857-1870 PDF (464.91 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2021.75195.1619 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Randa Abd Al Gawad ; Sara Mahmoud 
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| Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry & Dental Public Health- Faculty of Dentistry- Cairo University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of dentists towards coronavirus disease (covid-19) in Egypt. Material and methods: A total of 374 Egyptian dentists participated in this cross-sectional survey following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Egypt. A validated well-constructed online questionnaire consisting of four sections (32 questions) was distributed through different social networking websites to measure the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Egyptian dentists regarding the pandemic. Results: Regarding the knowledge, a significantly higher percentage of dentists thought that the infection was caused by coronavirus (95.0%). Considering attitude, dentists agreed that COVID-19 transmission can be prevented by using the WHO standard isolation precautions (43.5%), and their practice was with a higher percentage of respondents deferred dental treatment of suspicious patients (83.77%), did not think surgical mask was sufficient to prevent cross-infection (80.63%), and favored the wear of N-95 mask (84.55%). Conclusion: Egyptian dentists were aware of the COVID-19 virus, mode of transmission, and infection control precautions in the dental clinic, and showed a positive attitude towards the importance of education about COVID-19. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Coronavirus; COVID-19; Dentists; Egypt; KAP | ||||
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