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AuthorSabbagh, Yana
AuthorLewis, Benjamin Rk
AuthorChadwick, Stephen M
AuthorAbu Alhaija, Elham S
Available date2022-03-15T05:33:39Z
Publication Date2022-01-13
Publication NameJournal of Orthodontics
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14653125211068046
CitationSabbagh Y, Lewis BR, Chadwick SM, Abu Alhaija ES. The COVID-19 experience of orthodontists in the UK. Journal of Orthodontics. January 2022. doi:10.1177/14653125211068046
ISSN1465-3125
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/28086
AbstractTo understand and compare the perceived impact and ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthodontic clinical services in the UK. Descriptive cross-sectional survey. Online electronic questionnaire. Members of the British Orthodontic Society (BOS). Electronic questionnaires were circulated between March and June 2021. The UK survey was distributed via emails from the BOS, Orthodontic Managed Clinical Networks and WhatsApp groups. A total of 560 unique responses were received. There were more respondents who were aged over 50 years (52%) then respondents who were aged below 50 years (48%) with the median age range being 50-54 years (20%). The main causes of disruption to clinical practice were felt to be national restrictions (85%), increased cross-infection measures (84%), social distancing (80%) and professional guidance (80%). Respondents felt more negatively in their opinions regarding dentistry's preparedness for the pandemic (5%) and how dentistry coped in the crisis (35%), when compared to orthodontic services specifically (8% and 58%, respectively). The respondents were not confident about the potential beneficial effects of a vaccination programme on orthodontic clinical service provision (21%). Telephone consultations (84%) and video consultations (61%) were the main adaptations used by the respondents during the pandemic. Respondents felt that COVID-19 will have long-term societal, clinical and professional implications. The majority of our respondents supported the vaccination and weekly testing of the orthodontic team. Respondents felt that during the pandemic there had been a deterioration in care provision and were not optimistic about a vaccination programme restoring services to pre-pandemic levels of activity. During the pandemic, patients in active orthodontic treatment have been prioritised but at the expense of new and review patients, and as services recover respondents were concerned about the difficulty of arranging dental extractions.
Languageen
PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd
SubjectCOVID-19
UK
orthodontics
survey
TitleThe COVID-19 experience of orthodontists in the UK.
TypeArticle
Pagination1-14
ESSN1465-3133
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