Abstract：
AIM. The aim of this study was to train dentists on the different oral hygiene measures to be followed by COVID-19 patients via Webinar and Information Education Communication (IEC) Materials and compare the effectiveness of both. METHODOLOGY. A total of 100 dental professionals were included by non-probability convenience sampling. Webinar and IEC Materials on oral hygiene measures, oral symptoms, and management strategies during COVID-19 were created and training was conducted for all dental professionals who registered themselves. An online version of the self-administered questionnaire (English) was created on the official Edantseva website and circulated to all the registered participants to obtain the pre and post-training data. RESULTS. Out of the total 80 participants in the Webinar group, 47 were females and 33 were males. Comparing the mean total scores obtained by the participants in the webinar and IEC groups in the pre and post-test showed that there is a significant difference in the scores obtained by the participants in the two groups in the pre and post-test (p<0.01). CONCLUSION. Educating dentists via IEC Materials was effective in improving their knowledge regarding oral health management during the COVID-19 pandemic. IEC materials being handy and referable at any time was found to be more effective.
摘要：
目标。这项研究的目的是通过网络研讨会和信息教育交流（IEC）材料，对COVID-19患者进行不同口腔卫生措施的培训，并比较两者的有效性。方法.通过非概率便利抽样总共包括100名牙科专业人员。关于口腔卫生措施的网络研讨会和IEC材料，口腔症状,制定了COVID-19期间的管理策略，并对所有注册的牙科专业人员进行了培训。在Edantseva官方网站上创建了自我管理问卷的在线版本（英文），并分发给所有注册参与者，以获取培训前和培训后的数据。结果。在网络研讨会组的80名参与者中，女性47人，男性33人。比较网络研讨会和IEC组参与者在前后测试中获得的平均总分显示，两组参与者在前后测试中获得的分数存在显着差异（p<0.01）。结论。在COVID-19大流行期间，通过IEC材料对牙医进行教育有效地提高了他们关于口腔健康管理的知识。IEC材料在任何时候都是方便和可参考的，被发现更有效。
