Dental students' biosafety knowledge and practices regarding COVID-19

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i14.20387

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Academics; Biosafety; COVID-19; Dentistry; Teaching; University.

Abstract

Objectives. To describe dental students' knowledge, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in dental care as to biosafety rules and protocols in force. Method. This was a sectional, descriptive study. The sample was composed of dental students from 8 universities, public and private, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. A structured questionnaire was applied on line with questions about demographic data, aspects associated with biosafety in dental practice and, finally, perceptions regarding COVID-19. Undergraduate students who were in the preclinical periods were excluded. Results. A total of 123 students, predominantly female (85.37%), participated. The mean age of the participants was 27.24 years, 69.92% with ages ranging from 19 to 26 years, most of them attending the last periods of Dentistry undergraduate studies (63.42%) in private universities (88.62%). All participants recognized the signs and symptoms of the disease, fever and shortness of breath being the most frequently mentioned symptoms. About 67.48% of the respondents do not feel safe to attend patients with minimal risk of contamination by COVID-19, even with knowledge of biosafety. Conclusion. The undergraduate students recognize the main signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and the biosafety aspects practiced by them are within the prerogatives for infection control in university clinics.

Author Biographies

Ana Paula Marques Paes Silva, Universidade Estácio de Sá

UNESA-RJ, Brasil

Alexandre Marques Paes da Silva, Universidade Estácio de Sá

UNESA-RJ, Brasil

Bernardo Mattos Almeida, Universidade Estácio de Sá

UNESA-RJ, Brasil

Renata Costa Val Rodrigues, Universidade Veiga de Almeida

Universidade Veiga de Almeida, RJ, Brasil

Antonia Cristiane Fernandes, São Leopoldo Mandic

São Leopoldo Mandic RJ, Brasil

Larissa Cavalcante, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Universidade Federal Fluminense - Niterói - RJ, Brasil

Cristiane Maria Amorim Costa, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brasil

Luciana Armada, Universidade Estácio de Sá

Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

Universidade Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

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24/10/2021

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SILVA, A. P. M. P. .; SILVA, A. M. P. da .; ALMEIDA, B. M.; RODRIGUES, R. C. V.; FERNANDES, A. C.; CAVALCANTE, L.; COSTA, C. M. A.; ARMADA, L.; FERREIRA, D. de C. . Dental students’ biosafety knowledge and practices regarding COVID-19. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 14, p. e60101420387, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i14.20387. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/20387. Acesso em: 5 nov. 2024.

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