Assessment of the Economic and Health-Care Impact of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) on Public and Private Dental Surgeries in Spain: A Pilot Study.
Cintia Chamorro-PetronacciCarmen Martín Carreras-PresasAdriana Sanz-MarchenaAlmudena Rodríguez-FernándezJosé María Suárez-QuintanillaBerta Rivas-MundiñaJuan Suárez-QuintanillaMario Pérez-SayansPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had economic repercussions in dentistry as only urgent treatment was available during the State of Alarm. These repercussions seem to be higher in male participants, as the majority of the participants have revealed higher economic losses than females. The level of assistance has also been affected, reducing the number of treated patients, although this quantity has been different in private and public surgeries. By presenting these findings we look to highlight the role that dentists play in society in treating dental emergencies in our surgeries, and this must be recognised and addressed by the relevant authorities, who must provide PPEs as a priority to this group as well as providing special economic aid in accordance with the losses incurred by the sector.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- coronavirus disease
- health insurance
- ejection fraction
- mental health
- chronic kidney disease
- oral health
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- prognostic factors
- case report
- emergency department
- peritoneal dialysis
- single cell
- patient reported outcomes
- health information