State of the Oral Implantology Practice in Spain during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Ángel-Orión Salgado-Peralvo, Daniel Fernández-Cerero, Alvaro Garcia-Sanchez (), Naresh Kewalramani, Eugenio Velasco-Ortega, Álvaro Jiménez-Guerra (), Iván Ortiz-García, Jesús Moreno-Muñoz, Enrique Núñez-Márquez, José López-López and Loreto Monsalve-Guil
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Ángel-Orión Salgado-Peralvo: Department of Dental Clinical Specialties, Faculty of Dentistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Daniel Fernández-Cerero: Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
Alvaro Garcia-Sanchez: Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
Naresh Kewalramani: Department of Nursery and Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28922 Madrid, Spain
Eugenio Velasco-Ortega: Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
Álvaro Jiménez-Guerra: Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
Iván Ortiz-García: Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
Jesús Moreno-Muñoz: Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
Enrique Núñez-Márquez: Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
José López-López: Department of Odontostomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
Loreto Monsalve-Guil: Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, strict measures of confinement and social distancing were taken. Dentists were considered essential personnel and their activity was restricted to emergency treatment. The present observational study aims to determine the situation of oral implantology practice in Spain during the initial period of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a cross-sectional observational study based on the STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) guidelines. An electronic survey consisting of three blocks of questions was sent to all members of the Spanish Society of Implants. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. A total of 237 participants (14.3%) responded to the questionnaire. The majority of participants (60.8%) only attended emergencies during the first 9 months of the pandemic. Despite this, 77.2% reported having performed dental implant surgeries and 75.5% indicated that they performed non-essential treatments. The activity was fully recovered by 64.1% of the surveyed dentists. The majority of dentists (90.7%) considered that sufficient/adequate preventive measures were carried out at their workplace, which possibly contributed to the fact that 49.3% were not afraid of becoming infected. This concern was significantly and directly proportionally associated with the age of the surveyed dentists. The oral implant practice was affected to a greater extent during the first 9 months of the pandemic, especially in urban areas, with a greater impact on the workload of professionals with less specialised training in oral implantology.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; practice management; dental; practice patterns; dentists; dental implants; implant dentistry; surveys and questionnaires (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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