Staff Knowledge and Attitudes Towards COVID-19 New Biosafety Practices at a Brazilian Dental School

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Autor(a) principal: Marques-Medeiros, Ana Carolina
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Martins, Renata Castro, Souza e Silva, Maria Elisa, Vilaça, Ênio Lacerda, Souza, Leandro Napier de, Martins, Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras, Gomez, Ricardo Santiago, Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada (Online)
Texto Completo: https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/957
Resumo: Objective: To evaluate knowledge and attitudes towards biosafety recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic at a Brazilian dental school. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in 2020 with the clinical staff of a Brazilian dental school. The whole clinical staff was sent pre-tested self-administered online questionnaires about knowledge and attitudes towards the recommendations for biosafety in dental settings in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistical analyses were carried out for proportion calculation. Results: Disposable head covering caps, isolation gowns, and gloves were the most frequently reported personal protective equipment (PPE). The rates ranged from 52.9% to 88.5% for N95 respirators, from 68.6% to 92.6% for face shields, from 47.4% to 67.5% for conventional eye protection shields, and 45.1% to 77.4% for eye protection with solid side shields. Chlorhexidine gluconate was the most frequent mouthwash indicated before clinical dental care. The percentage of agreement to provide clinical care to patients with suspected COVID-19 varied from 23.5% to 50.0%. The percentage of respondents who agreed that bioaerosol-generating procedures should be avoided was higher than 74.5%. Less than 50% knew the correct sequence for doffing of PPE. Conclusion: This study revealed important gaps in knowledge and attitudes towards prevention and control measures against infection in dental environments in the context of COVID-19, indicating the need for improvements.
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title Staff Knowledge and Attitudes Towards COVID-19 New Biosafety Practices at a Brazilian Dental School
spellingShingle Staff Knowledge and Attitudes Towards COVID-19 New Biosafety Practices at a Brazilian Dental School
Marques-Medeiros, Ana Carolina
COVID-19
Education, Dental
Infection Control, Dental
title_short Staff Knowledge and Attitudes Towards COVID-19 New Biosafety Practices at a Brazilian Dental School
title_full Staff Knowledge and Attitudes Towards COVID-19 New Biosafety Practices at a Brazilian Dental School
title_fullStr Staff Knowledge and Attitudes Towards COVID-19 New Biosafety Practices at a Brazilian Dental School
title_full_unstemmed Staff Knowledge and Attitudes Towards COVID-19 New Biosafety Practices at a Brazilian Dental School
title_sort Staff Knowledge and Attitudes Towards COVID-19 New Biosafety Practices at a Brazilian Dental School
author Marques-Medeiros, Ana Carolina
author_facet Marques-Medeiros, Ana Carolina
Martins, Renata Castro
Souza e Silva, Maria Elisa
Vilaça, Ênio Lacerda
Souza, Leandro Napier de
Martins, Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras
Gomez, Ricardo Santiago
Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de
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author2 Martins, Renata Castro
Souza e Silva, Maria Elisa
Vilaça, Ênio Lacerda
Souza, Leandro Napier de
Martins, Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras
Gomez, Ricardo Santiago
Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de
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author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Marques-Medeiros, Ana Carolina
Martins, Renata Castro
Souza e Silva, Maria Elisa
Vilaça, Ênio Lacerda
Souza, Leandro Napier de
Martins, Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras
Gomez, Ricardo Santiago
Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv COVID-19
Education, Dental
Infection Control, Dental
topic COVID-19
Education, Dental
Infection Control, Dental
description Objective: To evaluate knowledge and attitudes towards biosafety recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic at a Brazilian dental school. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in 2020 with the clinical staff of a Brazilian dental school. The whole clinical staff was sent pre-tested self-administered online questionnaires about knowledge and attitudes towards the recommendations for biosafety in dental settings in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistical analyses were carried out for proportion calculation. Results: Disposable head covering caps, isolation gowns, and gloves were the most frequently reported personal protective equipment (PPE). The rates ranged from 52.9% to 88.5% for N95 respirators, from 68.6% to 92.6% for face shields, from 47.4% to 67.5% for conventional eye protection shields, and 45.1% to 77.4% for eye protection with solid side shields. Chlorhexidine gluconate was the most frequent mouthwash indicated before clinical dental care. The percentage of agreement to provide clinical care to patients with suspected COVID-19 varied from 23.5% to 50.0%. The percentage of respondents who agreed that bioaerosol-generating procedures should be avoided was higher than 74.5%. Less than 50% knew the correct sequence for doffing of PPE. Conclusion: This study revealed important gaps in knowledge and attitudes towards prevention and control measures against infection in dental environments in the context of COVID-19, indicating the need for improvements.
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