Open AccessCOVID-19 risks and extra-protective measures practised among Nigerian orthodontists and orthodontic residents
Author(s) -
Monica N Adekoya,
Tope Emmanuel Adeyemi,
Elfleda Angelina Aikins
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_576_21
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , family medicine , cross sectional study , personal protective equipment , dentistry , infection control , disease , surgery , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
There is a high possibility of transmitting the coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) in the orthodontic clinic because orthodontists and their patients are in very close contact when orthodontic care is being given. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and perception of Nigerian orthodontists and orthodontic residents about the risks of COVID-19 as well as the extra-protective infection control measures that need to be taken.