COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among dental students and dental practitioners: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dental practitioners and dental students are classified as high-risk exposure to COVID-19 due to the nature of dental treatments, but evidence of their acceptance towards COVID-19 vaccination is still scarce. Hence, this systemic review aims to critically appraise and analyse the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among dental students and dental practitioners.

Materials and methods

This review was registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42021286108) based on PRISMA guidelines. Cross-sectional articles on the dental students' and dental practitioners' acceptance towards COVID-19 vaccine published between March 2020 to October 2021 were searched in eight online databases. The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tool was employed to analyse the risk of bia

SUBMITTER: Lin GSS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9017896 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature