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Perception Of Malaysian Dental Practitioner On The Provisional Covid-19 Guidelines In The Dental Practice: A Cross-sectional Study

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cris.virtual.departmentUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia
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dc.contributor.authorNurul Haini Najwa Mohamd Mahmoden_US
dc.contributor.authorRaja Nur Nabiha Raja Amir Hamzahen_US
dc.contributor.authorNor Faharina Abdul Hamiden_US
dc.contributor.authorAzlan Jaafar
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T05:47:19Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T05:47:19Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.submitted2023-1-27
dc.description.abstractFollowing the COVID-19 outbreak, the World Health Organization issued provisional guidelines to address considerations for essential oral health services in the pandemic situation. Compliance with the guidelines is essential to curb the potential spread of infection within a dental practice. This study aimed to assess the perception of Malaysian dental practitioners towards exercising the provisional COVID-19 dental practice guideline during the early phase of the pandemic. A self-administered questionnaire of a structured type consisting of demographic information and dentist perceptions of the provisional guidelines of dental care during the COVID-19 outbreak was distributed online from May 2021 until August 2021 through various social networking platforms among dental practitioners working at different healthcare sectors in all states in Malaysia. A total of 468 dental practitioners responded to this study. More than three-quarters of the respondents were working in public dental care facilities (76.3%, n=357). The majority of respondents adhered to the provisional guidelines issued during the pandemic outbreak and exhibited a change in standard clinical practice (p<0.001). Dental practitioners working in public sectors perceive that swab tests prior to dental appointments should be mandatory, the reopening of dental clinics increases the risk of spread and the provisional guidelines of COVID-19 in dental practice will be changed in the future compared to private dental practitioners (p<0.001). The majority of dental practitioners in Malaysia have complied with the provisional guidelines imposed by the health bodies. As the COVID-19 virus will persist and become endemic in our communities, it is important to balance the safety issue and patient oral health needsen_US
dc.identifier.epage94
dc.identifier.issn2289-4535
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.spage85
dc.identifier.urihttps://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/article/view/57007
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/6495
dc.identifier.volume21
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherFakulti Sains Kesihatan and Penerbit UKMen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia (Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjectAttitude; COVID-19 guidelines; Dental practitioner; Malaysia; Perceptionen_US
dc.titlePerception Of Malaysian Dental Practitioner On The Provisional Covid-19 Guidelines In The Dental Practice: A Cross-sectional Studyen_US
dc.title.alternativePersepsi Pengamal Pergigian Malaysia terhadap Garis Panduan COVID-19 sementara dalam Amalan Pergigian: Kajian Keratan Rentasen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia

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