TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ammar, Nour
AU  - Aly, Nourhan M.
AU  - Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin
AU  - Khader, Yousef
AU  - Mohebbi, Simin Z.
AU  - Attia, Sameh
AU  - Howaldt, Hans-Peter
AU  - Boettger, Sebastian
AU  - Virtanen, Jorma
AU  - Madi, Marwa
AU  - Maharani, Diah A.
AU  - Rahardjo, Anton
AU  - Khan, Imran
AU  - Al-Batayneh, Ola B.
AU  - Rashwan, Maher
AU  - Pavlic, Verica
AU  - Cicmil, Smiljka
AU  - Noritake, Kanako
AU  - Galluccio, Gabriella
AU  - Polimeni, Antonella
AU  - Shamala, Anas A.
AU  - Arheiam, Arheiam
AU  - Mancino, Davide
AU  - Phantumvanit, Prathip
AU  - Kim, Jin-Bom
AU  - Choi, Youn-Hee
AU  - Dama, Mai A.
AU  - Abdelsalam, Maha M.
AU  - Castillo, Jorge L.
AU  - Nyan, Myat
AU  - Hussein, Iyad
AU  - Joury, Easter
AU  - Vuković, Ana
AU  - Iandolo, Alfredo
AU  - Kemoli, Arthur M.
AU  - El Tantawi, Maha
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://smile.stomf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2537
AB  - Dental academic institutions are affected by COVID-19. We assessed the perceived COVID-19 preparedness of these institutions and the characteristics of institutions with greater perceived preparedness. An international cross-sectional survey of dental academics was conducted from March to August 2020 to assess academics’ and institutional attributes, perceived preparedness, and availability of infection prevention and control (IPC) equipment. Principal component analysis (PCA) identified perceived preparedness components. Multilevel linear regression analysis assessed the association between perceived preparedness and fixed effect factors (academics’ and institutions’ attributes) with countries as random effect variable. Of the 1820 dental academics from 28 countries, 78.4% worked in public institutions and 75.2% reported temporary closure. PCA showed five components: clinic apparel, measures before and after patient care, institutional policies, and availability of IPC equipment. Significantly less perceived preparedness was reported in lower-middle income (LMICs) (B = −1.31, p = 0.006) and upper-middle income (UMICs) (B = −0.98, p = 0.02) countries than in high-income countries (HICs), in teaching only (B = −0.55, p < 0.0001) and in research only (B = −1.22, p = 0.003) than teaching and research institutions and in institutions receiving ≤100 patients daily than those receiving >100 patients (B = −0.38, p < 0.0001). More perceived preparedness was reported by academics with administrative roles (B = 0.59, p < 0.0001). Academics from low-income countries (LICs) and LMICs reported less availability of clinic apparel, IPC equipment, measures before patient care, and institutional policies but more measures during patient care. There was greater perceived preparedness in HICs and institutions with greater involvement in teaching, research, and patient care.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
T1  - Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey
VL  - 18
IS  - 4
SP  - 1445
DO  - 10.3390/ijerph18041445
ER  - 

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author = "Ammar, Nour and Aly, Nourhan M. and Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin and Khader, Yousef and Mohebbi, Simin Z. and Attia, Sameh and Howaldt, Hans-Peter and Boettger, Sebastian and Virtanen, Jorma and Madi, Marwa and Maharani, Diah A. and Rahardjo, Anton and Khan, Imran and Al-Batayneh, Ola B. and Rashwan, Maher and Pavlic, Verica and Cicmil, Smiljka and Noritake, Kanako and Galluccio, Gabriella and Polimeni, Antonella and Shamala, Anas A. and Arheiam, Arheiam and Mancino, Davide and Phantumvanit, Prathip and Kim, Jin-Bom and Choi, Youn-Hee and Dama, Mai A. and Abdelsalam, Maha M. and Castillo, Jorge L. and Nyan, Myat and Hussein, Iyad and Joury, Easter and Vuković, Ana and Iandolo, Alfredo and Kemoli, Arthur M. and El Tantawi, Maha",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Dental academic institutions are affected by COVID-19. We assessed the perceived COVID-19 preparedness of these institutions and the characteristics of institutions with greater perceived preparedness. An international cross-sectional survey of dental academics was conducted from March to August 2020 to assess academics’ and institutional attributes, perceived preparedness, and availability of infection prevention and control (IPC) equipment. Principal component analysis (PCA) identified perceived preparedness components. Multilevel linear regression analysis assessed the association between perceived preparedness and fixed effect factors (academics’ and institutions’ attributes) with countries as random effect variable. Of the 1820 dental academics from 28 countries, 78.4% worked in public institutions and 75.2% reported temporary closure. PCA showed five components: clinic apparel, measures before and after patient care, institutional policies, and availability of IPC equipment. Significantly less perceived preparedness was reported in lower-middle income (LMICs) (B = −1.31, p = 0.006) and upper-middle income (UMICs) (B = −0.98, p = 0.02) countries than in high-income countries (HICs), in teaching only (B = −0.55, p < 0.0001) and in research only (B = −1.22, p = 0.003) than teaching and research institutions and in institutions receiving ≤100 patients daily than those receiving >100 patients (B = −0.38, p < 0.0001). More perceived preparedness was reported by academics with administrative roles (B = 0.59, p < 0.0001). Academics from low-income countries (LICs) and LMICs reported less availability of clinic apparel, IPC equipment, measures before patient care, and institutional policies but more measures during patient care. There was greater perceived preparedness in HICs and institutions with greater involvement in teaching, research, and patient care.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health",
title = "Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey",
volume = "18",
number = "4",
pages = "1445",
doi = "10.3390/ijerph18041445"
}

Ammar, N., Aly, N. M., Folayan, M. O., Khader, Y., Mohebbi, S. Z., Attia, S., Howaldt, H., Boettger, S., Virtanen, J., Madi, M., Maharani, D. A., Rahardjo, A., Khan, I., Al-Batayneh, O. B., Rashwan, M., Pavlic, V., Cicmil, S., Noritake, K., Galluccio, G., Polimeni, A., Shamala, A. A., Arheiam, A., Mancino, D., Phantumvanit, P., Kim, J., Choi, Y., Dama, M. A., Abdelsalam, M. M., Castillo, J. L., Nyan, M., Hussein, I., Joury, E., Vuković, A., Iandolo, A., Kemoli, A. M.,& El Tantawi, M.. (2021). Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey. in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
MDPI., 18(4), 1445.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041445

Ammar N, Aly NM, Folayan MO, Khader Y, Mohebbi SZ, Attia S, Howaldt H, Boettger S, Virtanen J, Madi M, Maharani DA, Rahardjo A, Khan I, Al-Batayneh OB, Rashwan M, Pavlic V, Cicmil S, Noritake K, Galluccio G, Polimeni A, Shamala AA, Arheiam A, Mancino D, Phantumvanit P, Kim J, Choi Y, Dama MA, Abdelsalam MM, Castillo JL, Nyan M, Hussein I, Joury E, Vuković A, Iandolo A, Kemoli AM, El Tantawi M. Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey. in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(4):1445.
doi:10.3390/ijerph18041445 .

Ammar, Nour, Aly, Nourhan M., Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin, Khader, Yousef, Mohebbi, Simin Z., Attia, Sameh, Howaldt, Hans-Peter, Boettger, Sebastian, Virtanen, Jorma, Madi, Marwa, Maharani, Diah A., Rahardjo, Anton, Khan, Imran, Al-Batayneh, Ola B., Rashwan, Maher, Pavlic, Verica, Cicmil, Smiljka, Noritake, Kanako, Galluccio, Gabriella, Polimeni, Antonella, Shamala, Anas A., Arheiam, Arheiam, Mancino, Davide, Phantumvanit, Prathip, Kim, Jin-Bom, Choi, Youn-Hee, Dama, Mai A., Abdelsalam, Maha M., Castillo, Jorge L., Nyan, Myat, Hussein, Iyad, Joury, Easter, Vuković, Ana, Iandolo, Alfredo, Kemoli, Arthur M., El Tantawi, Maha, "Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey" in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, no. 4 (2021):1445,
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041445 . .