Table 2.
Dentists positive rate to COVID-19 and work condition in the participating dentists.
| Country | Dentists positive rate | Positive rate COVID-19 % | One or more symptoms | Dentist M/F ratio | Private | Public | Regular working load | Only emergencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %¡ | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Pakistanc | 17.83 | 16.27 | 151 (36.39) | 0.40 | 149 (36.43) | 260 (63.57) | 98 (24.62) | 118 (29.65) |
| Russia | 14.68 | 12.55 | 118 (11.67) | 0.00 | 443 (43.81) | 552 (34.59) | 368 (36.44) | 475 (47.03) |
| Saudi Arabia | 7.84 | 5.17 | 257 (30.09) | 0.86 | 210 (24.59) | 628 (73.54) | 47 (5.52) | 383 (45.06) |
| Colombia | 6.46 | 26.60 | 721 (13.41) | 0.38 | 4327 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | 126 (2.34) | 1002 (18.64) |
| Brazil^ | 5.02 | 30.15 | 188 (10.22) | 0.25 | 1161 (63.18) | 664 (36.13) | 87 (4.73) | 1057 (57.54) |
| Tunisia | 4.13 | 1.51 | 198 (22.73) | 0.52 | 494 (64.98) | 305 (35.02) | 15 (1.73) | 351 (40.53) |
| Spain | 3.19 | 4.06 | 291 (12.55) | 0.53 | 2073 (89.43) | 245 (10.57) | 18 (0.78) | 916 (39.52) |
| Peru | 3.19 | 23.55 | 1721 (97.84) | 0.60 | 1358 (77.22)° | 720 (40.93) | 42 (2.39) | 1187 (67.48) |
| Egypt^ | 3.09 | 24.41 | 191 (21.08) | 1.31 | 361 (39.99) | 545 (60.15) | 146 (15.79) | 416 (44.97) |
| Argentina | 2.41 | 34.43 | 130 (9.20) | 0.30 | 1166 (82.51) | 247 (17.48) | 20 (1.42) | 557 (39.42) |
| Belgium | 2.35 | 2.68 | 77 (9.51) | 0.73 | 661 (93.95) | 47 (6.05) | 280 (35.90) | 366 (46.92) |
| Chile | 2.12 | 10.98 | 38 (1.65) | 0.49 | 1592 (69.04) | 747 (32.93) | 96 (5.16) | 1047 (56.26) |
| Netherlands | 1.90 | 1.00 | 65 (17.91) | 0.47 | 368 (100.00) | – | 253 (69.70) | 109 (30.03) |
| Bosnia | 1.88 | 17.0 | 52 (24.41) | 0.43 | 123 (57.75) | 90 (42.25) | 13 (6.10) | 85 (39.91) |
| India | 1.81 | 10.92 | 430 (13.97) | 0.86 | 3302 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | 24 (0.74) | 3240 (99.26) |
| El Salvador | 1.47 | 12.40 | 235 (43.26) | 0.50 | 265 (48.36) | 278 (51.19) | 20 (3.68) | 191 (35.17) |
| Georgia^ | 1.26 | 1.48 | 7 (2.20) | 0.38 | 242 (76.48) | 75 (23.66) | 31 (9.80) | 71 (22.40) |
| Italy | 1.12 | 2.90 | 1346 (16.25) | 0.66 | 7211 (87.05) | 1073 (22.95) | 171 (2.06) | 4075 (49.19) |
| UKÅ | 1.08 | 1.09 | 672 (14.49) | 0.85 | 893 (19.26) | 3738 (80.74) | 2121 (45.74) | 1102 (23.77) |
| Switzerland | 0.91 | 1.26 | 35 (2.65) | 1.97 | 1288 (97.32) | 36 (2.72) | 100 (7.58) | 296 (22.44) |
| USAa | 0.89 | 7.00 | 10 (1.78) | 0.63 | 467 (83.10)° | 95 (16.90) | 226 (40.14) | 222 (39.43) |
| Singapore | 0.84 | 7.30 | 121 (34.03) | 0.41 | 101 (28.44) | 254 (71.56) | 316 (89.01) | 14 (3.94) |
| Romania | 0.76 | 4.72 | 47 (4.47) | 0.26 | 736 (70.03) | 315 (29.97) | 0 (0.00) | 575 (54.71) |
| Chinab | 0.72 | 0.00 | 12 (1.08) | 0.55 | 476 (42.69) | 639 (57.31) | 40 (3.59) | 228 (20.45) |
| Germany | 0.69 | 0.70 | 77 (2.95) | 1.43 | 2619 (99.28) | 37 (0.72) | 170 (6.84) | 2140 (86.15) |
| Australia | 0.61 | 0.69 | 115 (14.11) | 0.63 | 674 (82.85) | 140 (17.15) | 78 (11.32) | 391 (56.75) |
| Lithuania | 0.49 | 0.46 | 13 (6.40) | 0.13 | 138 (67.98) | 25 (12.31) | 4 (1.97) | 42 (20.69) |
| Malaysia | 0.39 | 0.09 | 223 (7.67) | 0.13 | 134 (4.62) | 2770 (95.38) | 2161 (86.47) | 226 (9.04) |
| Albania | 0.00 | 39.14 | 5 (3.29) | 0.52 | 128 (84.21) | 24 (15.79) | 6 (3.95) | 23 (15.13) |
| Montenegro | 0.00 | 14.84 | 1 (1.91) | 1.11 | 104 (94.55) | 6 (5.41) | 18 (16.36) | 42 (38.18) |
| Macedonia | 0.00 | 10.4 | 0 (0.00) | 0.60 | 22 (91.67) | 2 (8.33) | 1 (4.17) | 6 (25.00) |
| Venezuela^ | 0.00 | 5.46 | 132 (20.69) | 0.26 | 614 (96.23) | 144 (3.77) | 17 (2.65) | 503 (78.60) |
| Serbia | 0.00 | 4.06 | 175 (11.99) | 0.35 | 1019 (69.80) | 441 (30.20) | 156 (10.68) | 697 (47.74) |
| Nigeria | 0.00 | 2.10 | 0 (0.00) | 1.62 | 98 (23.62) | 317 (76.39) | 81 (18.54) | 164 (37.53) |
| Cyprus^ | 0.00 | 0.49 | 4 (2.27) | 0.71 | 165 (93.75) | 170 (96.59) | 7 (3.98) | 78 (44.32) |
| Greece | 0.00 | 0.44 | 1 (2.17) | 0.80 | 40 (86.96) | 6 (13.04) | 8 (17.77) | 19 (42.22) |
| p-value | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
aUSA/California; bChina/Hubei; cPakistan/Lahore; ^data calculated by the authors, °private, no differentiated;
*In these Countries other dental personnel participate to the survey; their replies are not reported in this table; ¡Positive/Hospitalized, ÅIn UK the survey involved only dentists working in primary care