Perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infection containment training and mental state of dental residents in China: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has presented a challenge for dental settings and dental schools: how to continue providing dental care and maintain education during the pandemic while remaining healthy. We highlight the necessity of infection containment control training for dental residents and rethink the tasks of safeguarding trainees' health and cultivating their abilities to deal with public health crises in the future. This paper may also serve as a health policy reference for policy makers.

Objective

The study aimed to compare the formats, frequency, contents, emphasis, and test scores of infection containment control training pre- and post-pandemic. Besides, after the COVID-19 outbreak, we assessed the increased anxiety level, communication difficulties, and confidence of denta

SUBMITTER: Dai L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9464907 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature