The Assessment of Knowledge, Behaviors, and Anxiety Levels of the Orthodontists about COVID-19 Pandemic

YILMAZ H. N., ÖNEM ÖZBİLEN E.

Turkish Journal of Orthodontics, cilt.33, sa.4, ss.224-231, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/turkjorthod.2020.20128
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Orthodontics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.224-231
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anxiety, COVID-19, emergencies, orthodontists, personal protective equipment
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: A new viral disease called Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) affected the whole world because of its characteristics of spreading rapidly via respiratory droplets and aerosol. As one of the most aerosol-generating occupations, dentists are at high risk and are recommended to treat emergency cases only. We aimed to assess the general knowledge, emergencies, personal precautions, and avoided behaviors among the orthodontists and also their anxiety levels, during COVID-19.