Precautionary Measures in Dental Field to Face Any Future Infectious Crisis.

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Lecturer of Dental Public Health and Preventive Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University

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Aims: determine the effective precautionary measures at the levels of university staff members at faculty of dentistry, dental clinicians, and dental students to face any future infectious crisis
Methodology: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 480 subjects (70 university staff members, 60 dental clinicians, and 350 dental students). An electronic questionnaire was sent to the participants. It included different proposed measures to face any infectious future crisis. The response for each close-ended question was either effective, partially effective, or non-effective.
Results: On the level of university staff members, the predominant percentage of participants (95.7%) reported that developing a future plan is the most effective measure. While, on the level of dental clinician and dental students the most effective measure was creating a free treatment unit (90%,91.5 respectively)
Conclusion: the most effective measures to face any future infectious crisis in the dental field are developing a future plan and rapid response with establishing a crisis management unit in addition to the presence of a free treatment unit and guidance protocol

Keywords: infectious crisis, pandemic disease, oral health planning

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Egyptian Dental Journal
Volume 68, Issue 2 - Serial Number 1
April (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry)
April 2022
Pages 1149-1156

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