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. 2019 Dec 12;19:279. doi: 10.1186/s12903-019-0974-3

Table 1.

Search terms for each database

Database Search Term Results
PubMed ((dentist OR Oral healthcare workers OR dental professionals OR dental assistant OR dental hygienists) AND (violence OR bullying OR threats OR harassment) NOT (child Abuse)) 384
Cochrane Library ((dentist OR Oral healthcare workers OR dental professionals OR dental assistant OR dental hygienists) AND (violence OR bullying OR threats OR harassment)) 10
Scopus ((dentist OR Oral healthcare workers OR dental professionals OR dental assistant OR dental hygienists) AND (violence OR bullying OR threats OR harassment)) 72
Science Direct (((dentist OR dental assistant OR dental hygienists) AND (violence OR bullying OR harassment)) AND (Cross-section OR Cross-sectional) NOT (Child Abuse))) 447
Web of Science ((dentist OR Oral healthcare workers OR dental professionals OR dental assistant OR dental hygienists) AND (violence OR bullying OR threats OR harassment) NOT (child Abuse)) 44
ProQuest ((dentist OR Oral healthcare workers OR dental professionals OR dental assistant OR dental hygienists) AND (violence OR bullying OR threats OR harassment)) 23