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. 2021 Apr;128(4):211-220.
doi: 10.5177/ntvt.2021.04.20117.

[Impact of the coronavirus on Dutch oral health care and practice]

[Article in Dutch]
I F Persoon, C M C Volgenant, M H van der Veen, N J M Opdam, D J Manton, J J M Bruers

[Impact of the coronavirus on Dutch oral health care and practice]

[Article in Dutch]
I F Persoon et al. Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd. 2021 Apr.

Abstract
in English, Dutch

Among dental hygienists and dentists in the Netherlands, the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on oral healthcare practices from March to July 2020 was investigated. Of the 1,700 healthcare providers approached, 433 completed questionnaires could be used. The results show that the pandemic has had a profound impact on both the accessibility of oral healthcare and on care provided in oral healthcare practices. Extra attention was paid to hygiene and infection prevention: the types of personal protective equipment and the protocols and procedures were adjusted by many oral healthcare providers. The confirmed prevalence of oral healthcare providers with COVID-19 in this study was 1.6%. However, testing was not available to all respondents with complaints during this initial period. Over half of the respondents estimated that even with additional measures there is an increased risk of infection to oral healthcare providers during their work. The efficacy of the various additional measures in oral healthcare practices related to COVID-19 is still unknown.

Onder Nederlandse mondhygiënisten en tandartsen werd de impact van de SARS-CoV-2-pandemie op Nederlandse mondzorg­praktijken onderzocht van maart tot juli 2020. Van de 1.700 benaderde mondzorgverleners konden 433 ingevulde vragenlijst worden gebruikt. De resultaten laten zien dat de pandemie ingrijpende impact had op zowel de toegankelijkheid van de mondzorg als de zorgverlening in mondzorgpraktijken. Er werd extra aandacht besteed aan hygiëne en infectiepreventie: de typen persoonlijke beschermingsmiddelen en de werkwijze in de praktijk werden door veel mondzorgverleners aangepast. De bevestigde prevalentie van mondzorgverleners die geïnfecteerd zijn geweest met het virus uit dit onderzoek was 1,6%; tijdens de eerste golf kon echter niet iedereen met klachten zich laten testen. Meer dan de helft van de respondenten schatte in dat er ook met aanvullende maatregelen een verhoogd besmettingsrisico is voor mondzorgverleners tijdens de beroepsbeoefening. De effectiviteit van de verschillende aanvullende maatregelen die in mondzorgpraktijken zijn genomen vanwege COVID-19 is nog onbekend.

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