COVID-19 Related Health and Infection Control Practices Among Dentists

NCT04423770 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 20-08
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,196
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

As dentists begin reopening their practices during a global pandemic, the risk of COVID-19 infection that dentists face in providing dental care remains unknown. Estimating the occupational risk of COVID-19, and producing evidence on the types of infection control practices and dental practices that may affect COVID-19 risk, is therefore imperative. The goal of the proposed study is to understand U.S.-based dentists' health and dental-practice reactions to COVID-19. To estimate this, U.S-based dentists will be surveyed monthly. These findings could be used to describe the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 among dentists, determine what infection control steps dentists take over time, and estimate whether infection control adherence in dental practice is related to COVID-19 incidence.

Conditions

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; survey; dentistry; infection control

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• COVID-19 probable or confirmed case

  COVID-19 case as confirmed by clinician and/or detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA or a specific antigen in a clinical specimen

  18 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Anxiety

  12 months

• Depression

  12 months

• Dental practice infection control efforts

  12 months

• Dentists' use of personal protective equipment

  12 months

Study Arms (1)

U.S. dentists

Dentists in the United States

Other: No intervention

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

No intervention; this is a purely observational study

U.S. dentists

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Dentists in the United States

You may qualify if:

• Primary dental practice is in United States
• years of age or older
• Dentist

You may not qualify if:

• Answered "no" to ADA survey sent May 2020 that read "As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the effect of COVID-19 on the dental team, the ADA is interested in collecting data related to infection rates. Would you also be willing to participate in a separate, longitudinal study that would require you to report whether you or your staff have exhibited symptoms of COVID-19, and whether you have been tested or diagnosed? The study would be anonymous and under IRB protocols."

Sponsors & Collaborators

• American Dental Association: lead

Study Sites (1)

American Dental Association

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Eldridge LA, Estrich CG, Gurenlian JR, Battrell A, Lynch A, Vujicic M, Morrissey R, Dershewitz S, Geisinger ML, Araujo MWB. US dental health care workers' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Am Dent Assoc. 2022 Aug;153(8):740-749. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2022.02.011.

  PMID: 35902154 DERIVED

• Estrich CG, Mikkelsen M, Morrissey R, Geisinger ML, Ioannidou E, Vujicic M, Araujo MWB. Estimating COVID-19 prevalence and infection control practices among US dentists. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Nov;151(11):815-824. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2020.09.005.

  PMID: 33071007 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Cameron G Estrich, MPH, PhD

  American Dental Association Science and Research Institute

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Health Research Analyst

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 8, 2020
• First Posted: June 9, 2020
• Study Start: June 8, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 8, 2021
• Study Completion: June 8, 2021
• Last Updated: July 22, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Locations

US (1)