Investigation clinical attitudes and behaviors of endodontists in turkey in the new normal after the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey study

Investigation Clinical Attitudes and Behaviors of Endodontists in Turkey in The New Normal After The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey Study The purpose of this survey study is to investigate clinical attitudes and behaviors of endodontists in Turkey in the new normal order after the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine their adaptation to the new normal order. This questionnaire was applied only to endodontists (professor, associate professor, assistant professor, specialist dentist, research assistant) working in Turkey. Participation in this survey, in which 206 endodontists participated, is completely voluntary, and this survey was conducted digitally via Google form. In this survey, 7 of which are personal information (gender, age, professional experience, title, institution of employment, presence of chronic illness and smoking), there are 21 questions in total. The data obtained from 14 questions related to clinical attitude and behavior were examined one by one according to personal information. IBM SPSS 23.0 statistical package program was used in the analysis of the data. Chi-square test was used in the analysis of qualitative variables in independent groups. Statistical significance level was accepted as p < 0.05. In the new normal order after the COVID-19 pandemic, it was determined that the clinical attitudes and behaviors of Endodontists showed significant differences according to age, working time, title and institution. In this study, it can be suggested that as the duration of education and experience of endodontists increases, the rate of compliance with the measures taken to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, it was observed that the institution where they work on the clinical attitudes and behaviors of endodontists has a great influence. It has been determined that the rate of use of personal protective equipment and air conditioners in private hospitals is higher than in other institutions and while the number of Endodontists who only provide emergency treatment in public hospitals is high, it has been observed that Endodontists working in private hospitals do not have treatment procedures that they avoid. Future studies examining these factors in larger populations may help to obtain more detailed results. Keywords: COVID-19, Endodontics, Dentistry, Survey, Clinical attitude and behavior