COVID-19-Related Health and Practices Among Dental Hygienists

American Dental Association

Status: Completed

Conditions: Occupational Problems; SARS-CoV Infection; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Depression; Anxiety; Coronavirus Infection

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04542915

ADA20-11

Details and patient eligibility

About

As dental practices reopen their practices during a global pandemic, the risk of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection that dental hygienists face in providing dental care remains unknown. Estimating the occupational risk of COVID-19, and producing evidence on the types of infection control practices and dental practices that may affect COVID-19 risk, is therefore imperative. These findings could be used to describe the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 among dental hygienists, determine what infection control steps dental hygienists take over time, describe dental hygienists' employment during the COVID-19 pandemic, and estimate whether infection control adherence in dental practice is related to COVID-19 incidence.

Enrollment: 6,976 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Dental hygienist
• Licensed in the United States
• 18 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

• Not employed as a dental hygienist as of March 1, 2020

Trial design

6,976 participants in 1 patient group

U.S. licensed dental hygienists

Description:

Dental hygienists licensed in the United States. No intervention will be administered.

Treatment:

Other: No intervention