• Dental Health Services Response to COVID-19 in Norway 

      Stangvaltaite-Mouhat, Lina; Uhlen, Marte-Mari Nordsetmoen; Skudutyte-Rysstad, Rasa; Hovden, Ewa Alicja Szyszko; Shabestari, Maziar; Ansteinsson, Vibeke Elise (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-12)
      We 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 ...
    • Hvordan har tannhelsetjenesten i Norge håndtert pasienter og smittevern under den mest akutte fasen av covid-19-pandemien? 

      Stangvaltaite-Mouhat, Lina; Uhlen, Marte-Mari Nordsetmoen; Skudutyte-Rysstad, Rasa; Szyszko, Ewa Alicja; Shabestari, Maziar; Ansteinsson, Vibeke (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2020)
      Tannhelsetjenestens kompetansesenter Øst (TkØ) har gjennomført en spørreundersøkelse om tannhelsepersonells erfaringer under nedstenging i perioden 13. mars–17. april 2020. Første del av studien er nå publisert i International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health og er den første norske studien som omhandler håndtering av covid-19-pandemien i tannhelsetjenesten.
    • Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental health personnel in Norway 

      Uhlen, Marte-Mari Nordsetmoen; Ansteinsson, Vibeke Elise; Stangvaltaite-Mouhat, Lina; Korzeniewska, Lubomiła; Skudutyte-Rysstad, Rasa; Shabestari, Maziar; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Hovden, Ewa Alicja Szyszko (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2021-05-03)
      Background - The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic put a pressure on all healthcare professionals and has affected the delivery of health care services globally. There is a need to understand the impact on different health care professionals in different countries. The aim of the present study was to explore the psychological impact of the pandemic among dental staff in Norway in relation to background characteristics, ...