Clinical trial NCT05175820: COVID-19 and Working Conditions of Dentists
Official title: Working Conditions of Dentists During the New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Era
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: COVID-19
Dentistry
Keywords: COVID-19
awareness
dentistry
pandemic
protective measures
Lead sponsor: Istanbul University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Ankara University
First posted: 2022-01-04
Enrollment: 1008
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: * Undergrafute students who have not graduated from the faculty of dentistry,
* Dentists who are not registered in the Turkish Dental Association

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the protective measures and awareness of dentists working in Turkey regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detailed description: Within the scope of the study, patient care protocols in public and private health institutions during and after the pandemic, published on the website of the Turkish Dental Association (http://www.tdb.org.tr/) A survey consisting of 35 open-ended and multiple-choice questions was prepared based on the updated directive titled.

The questions directed to dentists in the prepared questionnaire are distributed as follows:

* Demographic information (6 questions),
* Physical conditions of the unit to be served (5 questions),
* Applications for employees (2 questions),
* Applications for appointment and patient admission (4 questions),
* Study procedure and treatment protocols (10 questions),
* Attitudes towards COVID-19 (8 questions) Existing questionnaire questions were examined by 5 dentists for clarity and finalized.

A pilot study was conducted on a group of 20 dentists before the prepared questionnaire started to work. The reliability of the questionnaire was evaluated by retesting this group of 20 people 10 days later. 20 people included in the pilot study were evaluated within the scope of the study.

Survey questions were shared online. According to the data of the Turkish Dental Association, survey questions were sent to the registered dentists in the chambers.

Before the survey questions appear on the screen, individuals will be informed of the privacy policy for data collection and consent to volunteering is asked. If they answered "no" to the survey, the survey was closed automatically. A second reminder email was sent to those who did not respond to the questionnaire four days later. A reminder e-mail was sent to those who did not respond to the questionnaire, six days after the start date.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Graduated from a dentistry faculty,
* Continuing or not continuing postgraduate dentistry education (master, specialty, doctorate),
* Working in a practice or outpatient clinic, private or public hospital, private polyclinic or state oral and dental health center or university hospital,
* All dentists registered in dentistry database in Turkey (37 cities)

Exclusion Criteria:

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Primary outcomes:
measure: Infection prevention
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry
Study officials:
affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University
name: Figen Seymen, Prof.
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University
name: Yelda Kasimoglu Eldem, Assoc. Prof.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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