Economic impact of brazilian dentists' adherence to new biosafety guidelines against covid-19/Impacto economico de la adhesion de los cirujanos dentistas brasilenos a las nuevas directrices de bioseguridad frente al covid-19/Impacto economico da adesao dos cirurgioes-dentistas brasileiros as novas orientacoes de biosseguranca contra a covid-19
Objective: to evaluate the adherence of dental surgeons (DCs) to the new biosafety regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and analyze the consequent financial impact. Methods: cross-sectional study, carried out with CDs from Brazil, using an electronic, semi-structured, self-reported and vali...
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Published in: | GeSec : Revista de Gestão e Secretariado Vol. 15; no. 4 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | Portuguese |
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Sindicato das Secretarias e Secretarios do Estado de Sao Paulo
01-04-2024
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Summary: | Objective: to evaluate the adherence of dental surgeons (DCs) to the new biosafety regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and analyze the consequent financial impact. Methods: cross-sectional study, carried out with CDs from Brazil, using an electronic, semi-structured, self-reported and validated questionnaire. Results: there was a high level of adherence to personal protective equipment during critical periods of the pandemic. Most developing countries reported an increase in the amount of biological waste (70%), did not change the apron for each treated patient (41.5%), had financial losses (61%), which were more significant for women. The increase in the cost of biosafety material was associated with adherence to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health (MS) (p<0.021). It is worrying that 98.5% of CDs do not carefully follow these guidelines (p<0.001). Conclusion: COVID-19 required the incorporation of important biosafety measures, increasing the cost in the dental office, which was directly reflected in the CDs' adherence to the MS guidelines. Keywords: Dentistry. COVID-19. Biosecurity. Pandemics. Objetivo: evaluar la adherencia de los cirujanos dentistas (CD) a las nuevas normas de bioseguridad para prevenir la propagacion del COVID-19 y analizar el consiguiente impacto financiero. Metodos: estudio transversal, realizado con CD de Brasil, mediante cuestionario electronico, semiestructurado, autoinformado y validado.Resultados: hubo alto nivel de adherencia a los equipos de proteccion personal durante los periodos criticos de la pandemia. La mayoria de los paises en desarrollo informaron de un aumento en la cantidad de desechos biologicos (70%), no cambiaron el delantal para cada paciente tratado (41,5%), tuvieron perdidas financieras (61%), que fueron mas significativas para las mujeres. El aumento en el costo del material de bioseguridad estuvo asociado con la adherencia a las directrices del Ministerio de Salud (MS) (p<0,021). Es preocupante que el 98,5% de los CD no sigan cuidadosamente estas pautas (p<0,001). Conclusion: COVID-19 requirio la incorporacion de importantes medidas de bioseguridad, aumentando el costo en el consultorio odontologico, lo que se reflejo directamente en la adherencia de los CD a las directrices del MS. Palabras clave: Odontologia. COVID-19. Bioseguridad. Pandemias. Objetivo: foi avaliar a adesao dos cirurgioes-dentistas (CDs) as novas normas de biosseguranca para evitar a disseminacao da COVID-19 e analisar o consequente impacto financeiro. Metodos: estudo transversal, conduzido com CDs no Brasil, utilizando questionario eletronico, semiestruturado, autorreferido e validado. Resultados: verificou-se uma grande adesao aos equipamentos de protecao individual nos periodos criticos da pandemia. A maioria dos CDs relatou aumento na quantidade de lixo biologico (70%), nao troca o avental a cada paciente atendido (41,5%), teve perda financeira (61%), que foi mais significativa para as mulheres. O aumento de custo com material de biosseguranca foi associado a adesao as diretrizes do Ministerio da Saude (MS) (p<0,021). Preocupantemente, 98,5% dos CDs nao seguem criteriosamente essas orientacoes (p<0,001). Conclusao: a COVID-19 exigiu a incorporacao de medidas importantes de biosseguranca, onerando o custo no consultorio odontologico, o que refletiu diretamente na adesao do CDs as orientacoes do MS. Palavras-chave: Odontologia. COVID-19. Biosseguranca. Pandemias. |
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ISSN: | 2178-9010 2178-9010 |
DOI: | 10.7769/gesec.v15i4.3720 |