Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope With the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey

Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope With the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey Publisher Pubmed

Ammar N¹ ; Aly NM¹ ; Folayan MO² ; Khader Y³ ; Mohebbi SZ^{4, 5} ; Attia S⁶ ; Howaldt HP⁶ ; Boettger S⁶ ; Virtanen J⁷ ; Madi M⁸ ; Maharani DA⁹ ; Rahardjo A⁹ ; Khan I¹⁰ ; Albatayneh OB¹¹ Show All Authors

Ammar N¹
Aly NM¹
Folayan MO²
Khader Y³
Mohebbi SZ^{4, 5}
Attia S⁶
Howaldt HP⁶
Boettger S⁶
Virtanen J⁷
Madi M⁸
Maharani DA⁹
Rahardjo A⁹
Khan I¹⁰
Albatayneh OB¹¹
Rashwan M^{12, 13}
Pavlic V¹⁴
Cicmil S¹⁵
Noritake K¹⁶
Galluccio G¹⁷
Polimeni A¹⁷
Shamala AA¹⁸
Aarheiam A¹⁹
Mancino D^{20, 21}
Phantumvanit P²²
Kim JB²³
Choi YH²⁴
Dama MA²⁵
Abdelsalam MM²⁶
Castillo JL²⁷
Nyan M²⁸
Hussein I²⁹
Joury E³⁰
Vukovic AP³¹
Iandolo A³²
Kemoli AM³³
Tantawi ME¹

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1. Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21253, Egypt
2. Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 22005, Nigeria
3. Department of Public Health, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
4. Research Center for Caries Prevention, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14399-55991, Iran
5. Community Oral Health Department, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14399-55991, Iran
6. Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, 35392, Germany
7. Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5020, Norway
8. Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, 34221, Saudi Arabia
9. Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, 16424, Indonesia
10. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
11. Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
12. Center for Oral Bioengineering, Barts and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom
13. Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21253, Egypt
14. Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, Institute of Dentistry, Banja Luka, 78000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
15. Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine Foca, University of East Sarajevo, Foca, 73300, Bosnia and Herzegovina
16. Oral Diagnosis and General, Dentistry Department, Dental Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan
17. Department of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
18. Department of Preventive and Biomedical Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Science and Technology, Sanaa, 15201, Yemen
19. Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
20. Department of Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, 67000, France
21. Department of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, INSERM, UMR_S 1121, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, 67000, France
22. Faculty of Dentistry, Thammasat University, Bangkok, 10200, Thailand
23. Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan, 50612, South Korea
24. Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41940, South Korea
25. Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Arab American University, Jenin 240, Zababdeh 13, Palestine
26. Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, 34221, Saudi Arabia
27. Department of Dentistry for Children and Adolescents, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, 15102, Peru
28. Department of Prosthodontics, University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay, 05041, Myanmar
29. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, MBRU, Dubai, 800- 6278, United Arab Emirates
30. Centre for Dental Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 2AD, United Kingdom
31. Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Beograd, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
32. Department of Endodontics, University of Salerno, Fisciano, 84080, Italy
33. Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, 30197-00100, Kenya

Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Published:2021

Abstract

Dental academic institutions are affected by COVID-19. We assessed the perceived COVID19 preparedness of these institutions and the characteristics of institutions with greater perceived preparedness. An international cross-sectional survey of dental academics was conducted from March to August 2020 to assess academics’ and institutional attributes, perceived preparedness, and availability of infection prevention and control (IPC) equipment. Principal component analysis (PCA) identified perceived preparedness components. Multilevel linear regression analysis assessed the association between perceived preparedness and fixed effect factors (academics’ and institutions’ attributes) with countries as random effect variable. Of the 1820 dental academics from 28 countries, 78.4% worked in public institutions and 75.2% reported temporary closure. PCA showed five components: clinic apparel, measures before and after patient care, institutional policies, and availability of IPC equipment. Significantly less perceived preparedness was reported in lower-middle income (LMICs) (B = −1.31, p = 0.006) and upper-middle income (UMICs) (B = −0.98, p = 0.02) countries than in high-income countries (HICs), in teaching only (B = −0.55, p < 0.0001) and in research only (B = −1.22, p = 0.003) than teaching and research institutions and in institutions receiving ≤100 patients daily than those receiving >100 patients (B = −0.38, p < 0.0001). More perceived preparedness was reported by academics with administrative roles (B = 0.59, p < 0.0001). Academics from low-income countries (LICs) and LMICs reported less availability of clinic apparel, IPC equipment, measures before patient care, and institutional policies but more measures during patient care. There was greater perceived preparedness in HICs and institutions with greater involvement in teaching, research, and patient care. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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MLA	Ammar N, et al.. "Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope With the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 4, 2021, pp. 1-15.
APA	Ammar N, Aly NM, Folayan MO, Khader Y, Mohebbi SZ, Attia S, Howaldt HP, Boettger S, Virtanen J, Madi M, Maharani DA, Rahardjo A, Khan I, Albatayneh OB, Rashwan M, Pavlic V, Cicmil S, Noritake K, Galluccio G, ... Tantawi ME (2021). Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope With the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1-15.
Chicago	Ammar N, Aly NM, Folayan MO, Khader Y, Mohebbi SZ, Attia S, Howaldt HP, et al.. "Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope With the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4 (2021): 1-15.
Harvard	Ammar N et al. (2021) 'Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope With the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), pp. 1-15.
Vancouver	Ammar N, Aly NM, Folayan MO, Khader Y, Mohebbi SZ, Attia S, et al.. Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope With the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(4):1-15.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Ammar N and Aly NM and Folayan MO and Khader Y and Mohebbi SZ and Attia S and Howaldt HP and Boettger S and Virtanen J and Madi M and Maharani DA and Rahardjo A and Khan I and Albatayneh OB and Rashwan M and Pavlic V and Cicmil S and Noritake K and Galluccio G and Polimeni A and Shamala AA and Aarheiam A and Mancino D and Phantumvanit P and Kim JB and Choi YH and Dama MA and Abdelsalam MM and Castillo JL and Nyan M and Hussein I and Joury E and Vukovic AP and Iandolo A and Kemoli AM and Tantawi ME}, title = {Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope With the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, volume = {18}, number = {4}, pages = {1-15}, year = {2021} }
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