Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T1 |
0-101 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Occupational COVID-19 risk to dental staff working in a public dental unit in the outbreak epicentre. |
T2 |
102-112 |
Sentence |
denotes |
OBJECTIVE: |
T3 |
113-313 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The management of the COVID-19 outbreak occurred in Lombardy (Italy) implied that non-COVID-19 healthcare was remodelled, limiting adequate resources in non-hospital public dental healthcare settings. |
T4 |
314-451 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This situation offered the opportunity to investigate the occupational COVID-19 risk to dental staff in public non-hospital dental units. |
T5 |
452-460 |
Sentence |
denotes |
METHODS: |
T6 |
461-623 |
Sentence |
denotes |
An infection-control protocol was designed for dental healthcare in the Territorial Health and Social Services Authority (ASST) "Melegnano and Martesana" (Milan). |
T7 |
624-758 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Since specific guidance from central authorities was lacking, information was gathered from international public health organizations. |
T8 |
759-882 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The probability to visit asymptomatic COVID-19 patients was estimated and the occupational risk to dental staff calculated. |
T9 |
883-891 |
Sentence |
denotes |
RESULTS: |
T10 |
892-1114 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The probability to visit asymptomatic patients passed from 1.2% (95% confidence interval -95CI, 0.6-2.5%) in the first period (20 February-15 March 2020) to 11.1% (95CI, 5.8-23.6%) in the second period (16 March-30 April). |
T11 |
1115-1295 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Dentists and dental assistants did not develop COVID-19, while one nurse did, the nature of her occupational risk was unclear, as nurses provided prevalently non-dental healthcare. |
T12 |
1296-1467 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The probabilities of developing COVID-19 per worked hour per person excluding and including this uncertain situation were 0.0% (95CI, 0.0-3.2%), and 0.9% (95CI, 0.1-4.7%). |
T13 |
1468-1479 |
Sentence |
denotes |
CONCLUSION: |
T14 |
1480-1597 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Relatively simple infection control procedures were enough to control occupational COVID-19 risk during the outbreak. |