Banca de DEFESA: MARIA ANTONIA RÊGO DE FREITAS

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STUDENT : MARIA ANTONIA RÊGO DE FREITAS
DATE: 30/06/2021
TIME: 08:30
LOCAL: DEPARTAMENTO DE ODONTOLOGIA (VIRTUAL)
TITLE:

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF DENTISTRY PROFESSIONALS IN RELATION TO COVID-19 DURING THE PANDEMIC IN THE STATE FROM RIO GRANDE DO NORTE

KEY WORDS:

Key words: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; World Pandemic; Dentistry; Oral Health Team

PAGES: 93
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Odontologia
SUBÁREA: Cirurgia Buco-Maxilo-Facial
SUMMARY:

This study aimed to draw an epidemiological profile of dentistry professionals in the State of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), in relation to COVID-19 infection during the pandemic. A virtual census was made available to dentists (CD), dental hygiene technicians (THD) and dental assistants (ACD), with active enrollment in the Regional Board of Dentistry of RN. An electronic questionnaire (Google form) was used as a data collection instrument, sent through the official email of the CRO-RN, message transmission list of the WhatsApp application, by SMS-type messages and posted on social networks of the entity. Data collection referred to the period from February 2020 to March 2021. A total of 567 professionals answered the questionnaire with an average age of 36.67 years (SD=9.56). In the sample, 515 were CD and 52 were THD/ACD, having presented an index of contamination by COVID-19 in this period of 25.74% of the sample. Contamination was higher in the ACD/THD group with 37% and lower in the CD with 25%. Considering only the professionals who believe that the contamination occurred due to their work activity, the values reach 10.1%, practically twice as much as the population in Brazil and in the state of RN that was contaminated in the same period of collection. In the search for significant associations between professional performance and workplace with positive tests for COVID-19, it was observed that working in the high west region (p=0.011) was a risk factor, as well as not being satisfied with the training (p=0.0001) and have few years of graduation (p=0.015). Significant associations were also noted between clinical characteristics and positive tests for COVID-19. Being younger (p=0.005) and single (p=0.040) are associated with testing more positively. Regarding the impact on income, there was a significant association with place of work, with the private sector being most affected (p<0.0001); with training, most affected dentists (p<0.0001), with downtime, 1-3 months the most affected (p<0.0001). Assessing time without working, a significant association with private work was observed, with a higher frequency of professionals who responded that they returned to work with less than 3 months (p<0.001). Therefore, COVID-19 in the period analyzed had an impact on the dental profession, with significant financial repercussions and its contamination rates were more related to less scientific training in the profession, whether for dentists without postgraduate courses as well as for ACD /THD. The age factor also showed that contamination occurred with more relevance, however it was not possible to confirm whether this association is directly related to professional performance. From a strategic point of view, the lack of PPE, especially PFF2 masks, disposable aprons and training, proved to be a risk factor for the contamination of these professionals, being an important tool in prevention.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2379951 - ADRIANO ROCHA GERMANO
Interna - 2292784 - ISAUREMI VIEIRA DE ASSUNCAO
Externa ao Programa - 2492886 - SAMIRA ALBUQUERQUE DE SOUSA
Externo à Instituição - JOÃO NILTON LOPES DE SOUSA
Externa à Instituição - FÁTIMA RONEIVA ALVES FONSECA - UFCG