Call for dentists to fill in COVID-19 mental health survey

The aim of the study is to evaluate the psychological reactions of dental staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19 among dental staff: A multinational survey is the initiative of Dr Maayn Shacham, DMD – Ariel University, Israel, Prof Menachem Ben-Ezra, PhD – Ariel University, Israel and Prof Eitan Mijiritsky, DMD – Tel-Aviv University School of Dental Medicine, Israel.

They aim to evaluate dentists' thoughts and feelings as medical staff since the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide as they believe 'there is the utmost importance to evaluate dentists who belong to less-studied attending medical staff during times of medical outbreaks'.

The survey relates to the period of working as a dentist during the COVID-19 outbreak.

They write: 'Medical staff (including dental staff) and other healthcare providers may be exposed to COVID-19 as part of their work as well as to other complex medical situations. These events entail different risk factors and may produce stress, burden and emotional overload.