Working Conditions of Dentists During the New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Era

Within the scope of the study, patient care protocols in public and private health institutions during and after the pandemic, published on the website of the Turkish Dental Association (http://www.tdb.org.tr/) A survey consisting of 35 open-ended and multiple-choice questions was prepared based on the updated directive titled.

The questions directed to dentists in the prepared questionnaire are distributed as follows:

• Demographic information (6 questions),
• Physical conditions of the unit to be served (5 questions),
• Applications for employees (2 questions),
• Applications for appointment and patient admission (4 questions),
• Study procedure and treatment protocols (10 questions),
• Attitudes towards COVID-19 (8 questions) Existing questionnaire questions were examined by 5 dentists for clarity and finalized.

A pilot study was conducted on a group of 20 dentists before the prepared questionnaire started to work. The reliability of the questionnaire was evaluated by retesting this group of 20 people 10 days later. 20 people included in the pilot study were evaluated within the scope of the study.

Survey questions were shared online. According to the data of the Turkish Dental Association, survey questions were sent to the registered dentists in the chambers.