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Financial Implication of COVID-19: A Story of Malaysian Dental Practitioner Abdul Hamid, Nor Faharina; Jaafar, Azlan; Mohamd Mahmod, Nurul Haini Najwa; Raja Amir Hamzah, Raja Nur Nabiha
Journal of Dentistry Indonesia Vol. 28, No. 3
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused series of lockdown in Malaysia which led to the significant financial impact to dental practitioner in Malaysia. Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate factors affecting dental practice and its implication to financial situation during the pandemic in Malaysia. Methods: Registered Malaysian dental practitioners were invited to participate in online questionnaire via google form. Descriptive and Pearson’s chi-square test analysis were conducted (p<0.05). Results: 468 of dental practitioners had responded to our survey. More than three-quarter of dental practitioners worked in government sectors while almost a quarter worked in private sectors. 49.2% of respondents opened for emergency cases only during movement control order (MCO), 42.1 % of them limit for dental emergency, appointment-based cases and non-aerosol generated procedure during Conditional MCO and 62.5% operated as usual following a strict standard operating procedure during Recovery MCO. More than three quarter of private dental practitioners indicated that pandemic affected their daily monetary income (p<0.001) while most of them had to spend other source of income (p=0.004). All working sectors dictated that the working volume and number of patients had statistically decrease (p<0.05). Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the practice of dentistry and financial position especially for private dental practitioners. Major government assistance is important to reduce the burden of dental practitioner and preserving their future practice.
Use of Audio Devices to Increase Preventive Health Behavior during Dental Visits Ab Malik, Normaliza; Jaafar, Azlan; Hashim Ali, Aws; Helma Mohd, Rusyda; Abdul Kadir, Nor Ba'yah
Makara Journal of Health Research Vol. 26, No. 2
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Background: Compliance with preventive health behavior is crucial during dental visits. This study investigated using an audio device to increase dental patients’ preventive health behavior. Methods: A randomized control study was conducted in private dental practices. The test group listened to an audio device containing public health messages related to COVID-19 and preventive health behavior. The control group listened to relaxing instrumental music with no public health messages. Results: A total of 65 participants (age 18–77 years) were allocated to each group. About 63% of the participants in the test group performed preventive health behaviors compared to the control group, but the difference was not significant. Significant differences in preventive health behavior were observed in both groups before and after treatment (p < 0.001). A significant difference in the awareness level was detected between the test and control group (p < 0.01). No significant differences were found in the knowledge and self-efficacy scores between the two groups (p > 0.05). Conclusions: An audio device used during dental treatment effectively delivered public health messages to improve preventive health behavior. Hence, an audio device can be used as alternative media to deliver public health information during dental visits.
Co-Authors Ab Malik, Normaliza Abdul Hamid, Nor Faharina Abdul Kadir, Nor Ba'yah Hashim Ali, Aws Helma Mohd, Rusyda Mohamd Mahmod, Nurul Haini Najwa Raja Amir Hamzah, Raja Nur Nabiha