Knowledge and attitudes of Iranian dental students regarding infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic

Esmaeelinejad, Mohammad; Mirmohammadkhani, Majid; Naghipour, Amin; Hasanian, Sogand; Khorasanian, Sara

doi:10.1590/1807-3107bor-2020.vol34.0121

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“…This misunderstanding sheds light on the necessity of schools to prepare their educational materials to provide the students with reliable information 17,38 . Other investigations performed with students from Iran, 32 Nigeria, 39 Turkey, 31 Pakistan 40 and Jordan 41 have also identified gaps in the dental students' knowledge about COVID‐19. These studies stress that the lack of basic knowledge about infectious diseases such as COVID‐19 might place the students and their patients at high risk and lead to functional impairment of the patient care routine at dental schools.…”

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“…In this scenario, the transition will require organisation and preparedness from schools, professors, staff and students to deal with a novel patient care routine 16,24,28 . Addressing the students' basic understanding of the disease might be a starting point for dental schools to plan their return 31,32 . Therefore, here, we investigated the knowledge and perceptions of Brazilian dental students about the clinical practice in the COVID‐19 outbreak context.…”

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“…However, dental schools and students have been strongly impacted since the country is one of the epicentres of the pandemic. In this context, the dental student's knowledge, awareness and attitudes towards COVID‐19 must be taken into account as their knowledge and perceptions about the disease might affect their clinical practice 31,32 . Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and perception of Brazilian dental students about COVID‐19 and the clinical practice in the context of the pandemic.…”

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Brazilian dental students and COVID‐19: A survey on knowledge and perceptions

Aragão

Gomes

Paixão-de-Melo

et al. 2021

Eur J Dental Education

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Objective This study evaluated the knowledge and perceptions of Brazilian dental students about COVID‐19 and the undergraduate clinical practice during the COVID‐19 outbreak by a self‐administered Web‐based questionnaire. Methods A social network campaign on Instagram was raised to approach the target population. The survey covered demographic and academic profile, general knowledge, preventive measures and perception about COVID‐19. Descriptive statistics were used to identify frequencies and distributions of variables, which were compared by type of institution and current year of enrolment using the Chi‐square or Fisher's exact tests ( α = 0.05). Results A total of 833 valid responses were received over 10 days. Students were able to identify the incubation period, main symptoms and contagious routes of the disease but struggled in recognising the name of the virus responsible for the pandemic. Hand washing before and after a dental appointment with a patient (97.7%) followed by the use of barriers to protect mucosa (97.2%) were the more frequently recognised measures to prevent COVID‐19 spread in the dental office. As for the perception of COVID‐19, 73.2% of the dental students perceived the disease as severe, whilst only 11.1% of them thought that COVID‐19 is severe only for people presenting risk factors. Dental student's knowledge and perception were associated with the type of institution and year of enrolment. Conclusion In summary, the dental students demonstrated an acceptable general knowledge about COVID‐19, but dental schools will need to address gaps in knowledge, preventive measures, and perceptions to ensure a safer return to in person activities.

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Brazilian dental students and COVID‐19: A survey on knowledge and perceptions

Aragão

Gomes

Paixão-de-Melo

et al. 2021

Eur J Dental Education

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“…This indicates the willingness of respondents to use face masks to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus infection. Thus, according to Esmaeelinejad M. et al [ 42 ], only 60.5% of Iranian dental students believe that wearing face masks is an effective measure for the prevention of COVID-19, while 100% of medical college students in China consider face masks to be effective [ 43 ].…”

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Use of Respiratory Protection Devices by Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Shashina

Makarova

Shcherbakov

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The use of face masks has assumed a leading spot among nonspecific prevention measures during the coronavirus pandemic. The effectiveness of this protective measure depends on the specifics of individual use. The purpose of our study was to analyze the use of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) by medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluation of face mask use was based on the results of a survey of medical students at Sechenov University. There were 988 participants in the study: 97.5% used RPE during the pandemic, 89.1% used disposable medical and hygienic face masks, 27.4% used reusable cloth face masks, and 13.2% used respirators. The majority of respondents (75.2%) were found to wear face masks correctly. However, 17.0% of the respondents were found to cover only their mouths with a face mask, while 7.8% reported often shifting their face mask under the chin due to perceived discomfort. Only 25.1% of respondents changed their disposable face mask after 2-3 h of wearing, while 13.0% decontaminated and used it several times. Most cloth face mask users (93.7%) decontaminated their marks, but only 55.7% of respondents did so daily. Face masks were most often worn in medical organizations (91.5%), and 1.4% of respondents did not use respiratory protection anywhere. In conclusion, we consider it necessary to introduce a special module on nonspecific prevention in the discipline of hygiene.

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“…1 Following this, the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. 2 Direct contact as well as airborne transmission, even from an asymptomatic carrier, are determined to be the modes of transmission for this virus. As a result, extreme steps were adopted at the international and national levels to decrease the danger of transmission, with a focus on preventing social gatherings.…”

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Perception of Dental Students of Karnataka on Effectiveness of E-Learning during Covid-19 Pandemic – A Questionnaire Based Survey

Dhanabal¹,

Govindaraju²,

Kumar³

et al. 2021

JYP

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Aim: e-learning has currently been used as a medium of education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This survey was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning class among the dental students of Karnataka and adding a note on their concerns regarding their future plans. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was created with questions aiming at the effectiveness of e-learning and the concerns of the students regarding their future plans using the Google docs. It was circulated among the dental students of Karnataka using various social media platforms. Results: A total of 406 students completed the survey and nearly half of the respondents (51.1%) were glad to attend online mode of digital learning (73.3%). Of all the respondents, accessibility (88%) and problems related to poor internet connection (55.1%) was not reported as an issue. However, the state of mind of the students (79.9%), psychological stress (72.6%), and the lack of confidence in the clinical/ practical work (83.6%) seemed to be a major concern. A significant concern regarding their future plans was observed in terms of getting a job (58.3%), overseas studying (87.5%), and majority of them felt the requirement of additional training (85.5%). Conclusion: Despite good acceptance and adaptation to this new learning environment, the pandemic has shown to influence the future plans of the students.

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Knowledge and attitudes of Iranian dental students regarding infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Brazilian dental students and COVID‐19: A survey on knowledge and perceptions

Brazilian dental students and COVID‐19: A survey on knowledge and perceptions

Use of Respiratory Protection Devices by Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Perception of Dental Students of Karnataka on Effectiveness of E-Learning during Covid-19 Pandemic – A Questionnaire Based Survey

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