Fear and Practice Modifications among Dentists to Combat Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak

King Faisal University · Karachi Medical and Dental College · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

An outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China has influenced every aspect of life. Healthcare professionals, especially dentists, are exposed to a higher risk of getting infected due to close contact with infected patients. The current study was conducted to assess anxiety and fear of getting infected among dentists while working during the current novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) outbreak. In addition, dentists' knowledge about various practice modifications to combat COVID-19 has been evaluated. A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey from 10th to 17th March 2020. The well-constructed questionnaire was designed and registered at online website (Kwiksurveys) and…

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Keywords
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Outbreak
  • Medicine
  • Family medicine
  • Cross-sectional study
  • Anxiety
  • Government (linguistics)
  • Computer-assisted web interviewing
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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