Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 124, Issue 10, 82-88
Copyright © 1993 by American Dental Association
How personal protective equipment affects perceptions of dentists
AG Glaros
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CC Gadbury-Amyot
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry 64108.
In this study, 248 college-educated young adults completed the Dental Fears Survey. Subjects then viewed one of two slides of a dentist. In one slide, the dentist wore no PPE at all; in the other, the dentist wore gloves, mask, glasses, face shield and lab coat. Subjects completed a 20-item semantic differential scale to assess their attitudes toward the dentist portrayed in the slide they saw.