Nigerian undergraduate dental students' knowledge, perception, and attitude to COVID-19 and infection control practices.

Kehinde Adesola UmeizudikeIkenna Gerald IsiekweAdeyemi Dada FadejuBolanle Oyeyemi AkinboboyeEmmanuel Temitope Aladenika

Published in: Journal of dental education (2020)

Although the clinical dental students had a positive attitude to infection control practices against COVID-19, the overall knowledge of COVID-19 was barely adequate. Guidelines on COVID-19 from reputable health authorities should be reviewed by dental school authorities and disseminated to the students to suit their clinical practice.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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healthcare
clinical practice
high school
primary care
oral health
mental health
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
risk assessment
social media
medical education
health promotion
human health