Gutenberg Open Science: Interplay of pandemic and seasonal parameters in dental emergency service

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dc.contributor.author	Hell, Charlott Luise	-
dc.contributor.author	Deschner, James	-
dc.contributor.author	Ziskoven, Pablo Cores	-
dc.contributor.author	Mildenberger, Philipp	-
dc.contributor.author	Weusmann, Jens	-
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-18T10:36:36Z	-
dc.date.available	2023-04-18T10:36:36Z	-
dc.date.issued	2022	-
dc.identifier.uri	https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/8913	-
dc.description.abstract	Background To evaluate the relationship between pandemic events and dental emergency service frequentation. Utilization patterns in the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed and considered in regard of seasonal parameters. Methods All outpatients seeking treatment in a university hospital’s dental emergency service were analyzed in the years 2019, 2019 and 2020 according to demographic data and emergencies were subdivided into “absolute” and “relative”. The years 2018 and 2019 were used to compare COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 phases. Defined waves of the pandemic were compared with equivalent prior-year periods. Results Our study includes 11,219 dental emergency patients over a period of three years with a slight surplus of male patients. Comparing the pre-COVID-19 years and 2020 as a year of pandemic, the total count of cases decreased by more than 25%. The share of absolute emergencies in 2020 was higher than in the years before (p < 0.0001). The under-utilization during the waves was more pronounced during the first wave compared to the second waves. Conclusions Additionally to the clear decrease by more than 25% in 2020, we found an inverse dependency of 7-day-incidence of COVID-19 and number of visits. This effect was more distinct for relative emergencies, while the number of patients with absolute emergencies remains rather constant. Probably, there is an acclimatization effect regarding the waves. Patients older than 60 years who suffered from relative emergencies showed an under-utilzation during 2020. During a pandemic such as COVID-19, the effect of under-utilization is more pronounced among elderly patients. However, a pandemic acclimatization effect seems to occur. This can be taken into account in the administration of this kind of circumstances in the future.	en_GB
dc.description.sponsorship	Gefördert durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 491381577	de
dc.language.iso	eng	de
dc.rights	CC BY	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject.ddc	610 Medizin	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	610 Medical sciences	en_GB
dc.title	Interplay of pandemic and seasonal parameters in dental emergency service	en_GB
dc.type	Zeitschriftenaufsatz	de
dc.identifier.doi	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8897	-
jgu.type.contenttype	Scientific article	de
jgu.type.dinitype	article	en_GB
jgu.type.version	Published version	de
jgu.type.resource	Text	de
jgu.organisation.department	FB 04 Medizin	de
jgu.organisation.number	2700	-
jgu.organisation.name	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz	-
jgu.rights.accessrights	openAccess	-
jgu.journal.title	BMC oral health	de
jgu.journal.volume	22	de
jgu.pages.alternative	475	de
jgu.publisher.year	2022	-
jgu.publisher.name	BioMed Central	de
jgu.publisher.place	London	de
jgu.publisher.uri	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02524-4	de
jgu.publisher.issn	1472-6831	de
jgu.organisation.place	Mainz	-
jgu.subject.ddccode	610	de
jgu.publisher.doi	10.1186/s12903-022-02524-4	de
jgu.organisation.ror	https://ror.org/023b0x485	-
jgu.subject.dfg	Lebenswissenschaften	de
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