Clinical trial NCT04592510: Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Dental Practice During First, Second And Third Wave.
Official title: Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Dental Practice During First, Second And Third Wave Among a Group of Pediatric Dentists : A Cross -Sectional Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: SARS-CoV2
Keywords: COVID-19
pediatric dentistry
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-10-19
Enrollment: 345
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Egyptian pediatric dentists regardless of their place of work, in either private clinics or educational hospitals.

Brief summary: Assessment of impact of covid-19 on pediatric dental practice during first, second and third wave among a group of pediatric dentists.

Detailed description: On the 11th of March, 2020, COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. SARS-CoV-2 is an unpredictable virus that is rapidly transmitting from one country to another, and unfortunately as of today, there is no effective medication or vaccine for the disease control. This virus has gone on to cause one of the most rapidly expanding pandemics with over 9 million people being infected worldwide including the pediatric population.

Due to the unique nature of dentistry, most dental procedures generate significant amounts of droplets and aerosols, posing potential risks of infection transmission. Recent studies have demonstrated the role of the oral mucosa in COVID-19 infection, in addition to expressing the ACE2 receptor in salivary glands in the asymptomatic process in infected saliva, thus being one of the main sources of viruses.

Clinical features of COVID-19 in children include fever and cough, but a large proportion of infected children appears to be asymptomatic and may contribute significantly to transmission. Therefore, it can be assumed that, at this stage in the pandemic, all children and their parents/carers are potentially infective with the potential of cross-infection to dental stuff, parents and the public. This has, in theory, an impact on medical and dental procedures that are Aerosol Generating Procedures.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Egyptian pediatric dentists with at least Master's degree.
* Work place located in Egypt.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants who refuse to participate.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Attitude of pediatric dentists toward treating patients in time of COVID-19.
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cairo
country: Egypt
facility: Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University
Study officials:
affiliation: Faculty of Oral and dental medicine, Cairo university
name: Adel El Bardissy
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Faculty of Oral and dental medicine, Cairo university
name: Shaimaa Sabry
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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