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dc.contributor.authorStangvaltaite-Mouhat, Lina
dc.contributor.authorUhlen, Marte-Mari Nordsetmoen
dc.contributor.authorSkudutyte-Rysstad, Rasa
dc.contributor.authorHovden, Ewa Alicja Szyszko
dc.contributor.authorShabestari, Maziar
dc.contributor.authorAnsteinsson, Vibeke Elise
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-17T12:31:27Z
dc.date.available2020-08-17T12:31:27Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-12
dc.description.abstractWe aimed to investigate the management of urgent dental care, the perception of risk and workplace preparedness among dental staff in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic. An electronic questionnaire regarding the strictest confinement period in Norway (13 March–17 April 2020) was distributed to dental staff. Among the 1237 respondents, 727 (59%) treated patients, of whom 170 (14%) worked in clinics designated to treat patients suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19. Out of them 88% (143) received training and 64% (103) simulation in additional infection prevention procedures, while 27 (24%) respondents reported deviation. In total, 1051 (85%) respondents perceived that dental staff had a high risk of being infected, 1039 (84%) that their workplace handled the current situation well, 767 (62%) that their workplace had adequate infection control equipment and 507 (41%) agreed that their workplace is well equipped to handle an escalation. Before an appointment, 1182 (96%) respondents always/often inquired per phone information if a patient experienced symptoms of COVID-19, and 1104 (89%) asked about a history of travel to affected areas. Twice as many patients on average per week were treated by phone than in a clinic. A lower proportion of dental staff in high incidence counties applied additional infection prevention measures compared to low and medium incidence counties. To conclude, urgent dental health care was managed relatively well in Norway. Additional training of the dental staff in adequate infection prevention and step-by-step procedures may be needed. These results may be used to improve the dental health service’s response to future outbreaks.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStangvaltaite-Mouhat L, Uhlen MN, Skudutyte-Rysstad R, Szyszko EA, Shabestari M, Ansteinsson VE. Dental Health Services Response to COVID-19 in Norway. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020;17en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1823240
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165843
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/18994
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical dentistry disciplines: 830en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk odontologiske fag: 830en_US
dc.titleDental Health Services Response to COVID-19 in Norwayen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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