Evaluation of the knowledge and attitudes about dental practices of Turkish parents who visited the pedodontics clinic in Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Tarih
2022
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Springer
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate parents' knowledge and attitudes about dental practices who visited a pedodontics clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods In the present work, data were collected via questionnaires from 475 parents who brought their children (between 0 and 14 years old) to our clinic for routine pedodontic examinations. The data obtained were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. Frequency and percentage values of answers to questions were obtained. Results The majority of the participants (67.9%) indicated sufficient knowledge about COVID-19. Although 75% of parents were fearful and worried about the possibility of contracting virus during admission to the hospital, it was observed that 92% of them highly counted on the measures taken by their dentists and 72% did not hesitate to take their children to dentists during the pandemic. Conclusion Within the limitations of the present study, it has been shown that despite the increased level of parents' knowledge about the pandemic, it was evident that anxiety and fear were present when visiting hospitals/clinics as a result of the possible transmission due to the high number of COVID-19 cases. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct further studies on how to increase public awareness of the transmission routes of aerosols released during dental treatments.
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COVID-19; Pandemic; Dentistry; Dental practice; Health knowledge
Kaynak
European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry
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Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
23
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6
