Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and clinical education of dental students about COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a new viral respiratory illness, first identified in Wuhan province, China. Dental professionals and dental students are at an increased risk for these viruses from dental patients, as dental practice involves face-to-face communication with the patients and frequent exposure to saliva, blood, and other body fluids. Dental education can play an important role in the training of dental students, adequate knowledge and adopting attitudes regarding infection control measures. The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and clinical education of dental students about COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A total of 355 pre-clinical and clinical dental students (242 and 113, respectively, comprising 190 females and 165 m

SUBMITTER: Atas O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7395615 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature