COVID-19-Related Health and Practices Among Dental Hygienists

Completed

Conditions studied: SARS-CoV Infection, Anxiety, Depression, Occupational Problems, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Coronavirus Infection

In brief

As dental practices reopen their practices during a global pandemic, the risk of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection that dental hygienists 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. These findings could be used to describe the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 among dental hygienists, determine what infection control steps dental hygienists take over time, describe dental hygienists' employment during the COVID-19 pandemic, and estimate whether infection control adherence in dental practice is related to COVID-19 incidence.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04542915

Run by

American Dental Association

People needed

6976

Starts

2020-09-29

Expected to finish

2021-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2021-09-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Dental hygienist
• Licensed in the United States
• 18 years of age or older

You may not qualify if…

• Not employed as a dental hygienist as of March 1, 2020

Where it is running

• American Dental Association — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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