Dentists Comprehension to Personal Protection Equipment Use Post COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Background: It has been shown that health care professionals, including dentists, who wear personal protective equipment, reduce the spread of COVID-19, which lowers patient morbidity and mortality as well as illness and absenteeism. Aim: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of dentists' Comprehension of personal infection control and their level of trust in PPE as part of the dental profession's response post COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Method: The sample size was (388) participants distributed as (Specialist, General Dental Practitioners, Dental Branch Practitioners, and Rotators). Google form prepared with specific questions (Demographical, Practice and drawback questions) translated to the mother language (Arabic Language). Structured and distributed online by sharing the link through electronic platforms. Two responses were used in a statistical analysis using the SPSS Package version. Significant p value of 0.05 or less is used. Descriptive statistics were used in the data analysis to analyze the percentage, mean and standard deviation values. All questions employ the spearman test to determine correlations. Kruskal-Wallis H for comparing differences between groups including qualification and experience period between participants. Result: Significant results are shown in both rotators and general practitioners for comparison of different qualification levels between dentists. All dentists are use and practicing well the personal protection equipment. Conclusions: Overall, dentists in the current study are well practice the PPE post COVID-19.