Covid-19 Knowledge and Perceptions Among Dental Specialists: A Cross-Sectional Online Questionnaire Survey

• Main Authors: Aldhuwayhi S, Mallineni SK, Sakhamuri S, Thakare AA, Mallineni S, Sajja R, Sethi M, Nettam V, Mohammad AM
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2021
• Subjects: covid-19; dentists; infection; questionnaire; dentistry; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Myers; sami
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/8e1834a38da4436a91a78d50508e5229

Sami Aldhuwayhi,1 Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni,2– 4 Srinivasulu Sakhamuri,5 Amar Ashok Thakare,1 Sahana Mallineni,6 Rishitha Sajja,7 Mallika Sethi,8 Venkatesh Nettam,9 Azher Mohiuddin Mohammad10 1Department Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al-majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al-majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India; 4Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 5Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Narayana Dental College and Hospital,, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India; 6Department of Periodontology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Nellore, AP, India; 7Data Manager, Bristol Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; 8Department of Periodontology, ITS Dental College, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; 9Department of Orthodontics, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India; 10Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Sreekanth Kumar MallineniPediatric Dentistry, Department of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, AlMajmaah, 11952, Saudi ArabiaTel [phone]Email [e-mail]: The recent outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) caused a significant impact on dentistry. It is imperative to have sufficient knowledge of COVID-19 to manage patients in the dental operatory.Aim: To assess the knowledge and perceptions of dentists from different specialities about COVID-19 disease.Settings and Design: Cross-sectional online survey.Materials and Methods: This study used a descriptive cross-sectional study design with a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire included three sets of 23 questions [Demographic-4; Source of information-1; ...