Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene

July 2022 Vol. 8(5), pp. 030-035

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Original Research Article

Fear and Practice Modifications among Dentists to Combat Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak; A Cross-sectional Study among Saudi Arabia-based Dental Professionals

Khalid Nasser A Alsaykhan¹, Nawaf Fahad A Almehaidib¹, Yazeed Abdullah M Alamri¹, Mohammed Khalid M Alshamrani¹, Abdullah Abdulrahman A Almogbel¹, and Shahzeb H. Ansari²*

¹Dental Intern, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
²Faculty preventive dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author's Email: shahzebhasan@riyadh.edu.sa

Accepted 19th May, 2022.

Abstract

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Introduction: A number of dental practices have either modified their services according to the recommended guidelines for emergency treatment only or closed down practices for an uncertain period. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among dental practitioners of Saudi Arabia using an online survey. 493 dental practitioners were used in this study and were contacted using social media. Results: 82.6% of dentists were afraid of getting infected with COVID-19 from a patient or co-worker and 60.2% wanted to close their dental practice until the number of COVID-19 cases starts declining. Conclusion: The overall anxiety levels of our dental professionals are high, but it does not reflect in their practice as they were keen on continuing their practice.

Keywords: COVID-19, Dental professionals, Practice modifications, COVID-19.

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Khalid Nasser A Alsaykhan, Nawaf Fahad A Almehaidib, Yazeed Abdullah M Alamri, Mohammed Khalid M Alshamrani, Abdullah Abdulrahman A Almogbel, and Shahzeb H. Ansari. Fear and Practice Modifications among Dentists to Combat Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak; A Cross-sectional Study among Saudi Arabia-based Dental Professionals. Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene 8(5) 2022 pp. 030-035.