Introduction: Originated in China in December 2019 Corona virus disease (COVID-19) has rapidly spread to around 216 countries in the world by May 2020. Dentists being at a higher risk of contacting the disease, the present study assessed the fear and anxiety among dental practitioners of COVID-19. Methodology: An online cross-sectional questionnaire survey comprising of nine questions was conducted among dental practitioners of Telangana. Age, gender, qualification, type of practice, years of practice, place of residence were the demographic variables recorded. The response to each question was recorded in a YES or NO format, mean fear score calculated to categorize into low and high levels of fear. Comparison of mean fear score was done using t- test for two variables and ANOVA for three or more than three variables. Multiple logistic regression analysis of the levels of fear with demographic variables was done. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results : The mean fear and anxiety score of this study population reported was high 6.57 +2.07, with 58.31% of the population presenting with a low level of fear and anxiety. Only qualification (p=0.045)and gender (p=0.035) revealed a significant difference in fear to Q7and Q8 respectively. Irrespective of the age, gender, qualification, type of practice and years of practices the levels of fear reported in the present study was high similar. Respondents between 41- 60 yrs age (6.70+ 2.01) and those with individual practices (6.70+2.06) exhibited high level of fear score. Conclusion: The present study demonstrates a cross sectional data of fear and anxiety among dental practitioners during the COVID-19 outbreak. Heightened levels of fear observed call for a nationwide analysis of fear among dentists and deliberate management strategies for the same.

Objectives: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been recognized as one of the fast spreading infectious outbreaks of the recent times. In such situations, assessing the knowledge concerning the myths of the disease is crucial. Hence, this study employs a rapid online survey methodology to check the prevalence of myths concerning COVID-19 among a convenient sample of Indian population. Materials and Methods: A total of 1016 respondents participated in the study. Demographic details along with the data regarding the myths of COVID-19 were collected and evaluated using 19 questions in a yes/no format. Mean score and overall mean score for the incorrect responses were calculated and compared based on demographic variables using t-test for two variables and analysis of variance (ANOVA) for three or more variables. Results: The mean score for myths among the study population was 7.17 + 3.27 that displayed significant difference for educational level with postgraduation degree holders having lower score (P = 0.007). Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated younger age group (18–30 years) (P = 0.01) and middle age groups (41–60 years) (P = 0.04) which were at higher odds of myths related to COVID-19 as compared to older age group (61+ years). Conclusion: On the whole, 44.69% of the population had high levels of myths. Such kind of population should be included as part of the disease surveillance and campaigns by the public health authorities that might facilitate to alleviate the fear and anxiety among the general population.