COVID-19 Related Health and Infection Control Practices Among Dentists
Completed
Conditions studied: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
In brief
As dentists begin reopening their practices during a global pandemic, the risk of COVID-19 infection that dentists face in providing dental care remains unknown. Estimating the occupational risk of COVID-19, and producing evidence on the types of infection control practices and dental practices that may affect COVID-19 risk, is therefore imperative. The goal of the proposed study is to understand U.S.-based dentists' health and dental-practice reactions to COVID-19. To estimate this, U.S-based dentists will be surveyed monthly. These findings could be used to describe the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 among dentists, determine what infection control steps dentists take over time, and estimate whether infection control adherence in dental practice is related to COVID-19 incidence.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04423770
- Run by
- American Dental Association
- People needed
- 2196
- Starts
- 2020-06-08
- Expected to finish
- 2021-06-08
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-07-22
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Primary dental practice is in United States
- 18 years of age or older
- Dentist
You may not qualify if…
- Answered "no" to ADA survey sent May 2020 that read "As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the effect of COVID-19 on the dental team, the ADA is interested in collecting data related to infection rates. Would you also be willing to participate in a separate, longitudinal study that would require you to report whether you or your staff have exhibited symptoms of COVID-19, and whether you have been tested or diagnosed? The study would be anonymous and under IRB protocols."
Where it is running
- American Dental Association — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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