Dentists’ stress level during the COVID-19 pandemic and their opinion on the oral health status of their patients

Authors

  • Ariadna Georgiana Eugenia Paun Department of Public Health and Management, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Sorana D. Bolboacă Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Louis Pasteur Str., No. 6, 300439 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
  • Radu Chifor Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 15 Victor Babes Str., 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Constantin Radu RoNeuro, Institute for Neurological Research and Diagnostic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, str. Mircea Eliade nr 37, 400364 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
  • Ștefan Strilciuc Research Center for Functional Genomics, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Iulia Clara Badea Department of Preventive Dental Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 31 Avram Iancu Str., 400083 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Cristina Maria Borzan Department of Public Health and Management, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15386/mpr-2764

Keywords:

pandemic COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease), oral health status, dentists’ stress level

Abstract

Background and aims. “Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” (SARS-CoV-2) is the name of the etiological agent of the pandemic Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) which was declared on March 11, 2020 by the WHO and which affected all countries of the world, including Romania. Our study aimed to evaluate the psycho-affective implications and economic consequences for dentists in Romania during the COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease) pandemic state of emergency and their opinion on the patients’ oral health impact.

Methods. A cross-sectional observational and analytical study based on a questionnaire was conducted. Dentists who work in Romania affiliated in 2020 to the Romanian College of Dental Practitioners was the target population.

Results. Three hundred and seventy-three dentists participated in this survey. The age of the respondents ranged from 24 to 70. Men and women have the same expectation regarding the lockdown effect of worsening the oral health of the general population (worst, 79.5% of women and 81.3% of men, P=0.8842).

Conclusions. The anxiety regarding the bank rates, supplementary investments, risk of COVID-19 infection and exposure to COVID-19 related mass-media information proved to be significantly higher among young dentists.

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Published

2024-07-10

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Paun AGE, Bolboacă SD, Chifor R, Radu C, Strilciuc Ștefan, Badea IC, Borzan CM. Dentists’ stress level during the COVID-19 pandemic and their opinion on the oral health status of their patients. Medicine and Pharmacy Reports [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 10 [cited 2025 Jun. 20];97(3):390-7. Available from: https://medpharmareports.com/index.php/mpr/article/view/2764

Issue

Vol. 97 No. 3 (2024)

Section

Original Research

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