id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-355238-wl53z9l7 Putrino, Alessandra Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy: knowledge, management of patients and clinical experience of Italian dentists during the spread of contagion 2020-07-10 .txt text/plain 5413 247 50 Due to the increasing involvement of a large part of the population in the global epidemic situation in Italy, the present study aimed to assess the knowledge about the new coronavirus, the perception of risk and the clinical management of the risk related to infection during the first month of the Italian epidemic in an online survey of Italian dentists. Six questions were intended to evaluate the direct influence of the coronavirus epidemic on the dentist's clinical activity (presence or absence of infected cases in their region; questions of patients about coronavirus; patients appearing to be worried or not about possible infections with coronavirus during dental procedures; effective decrease or not in patient appointment number since the coronavirus outbreak onset; adoption of special measures taken during professional activity since the coronavirus emergency started in Italy; and which prevention methods are possibly used). ./cache/cord-355238-wl53z9l7.txt ./txt/cord-355238-wl53z9l7.txt