AU - Mehrnia, Nika AU - Eghbali Zarch, Reyhaneh AU - SadeghiPour, Maryam TI - Knowledge and therapeutic approach of Iranian dentists toward COVID-19 pandemic PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - Caspian-J-Dent-Res JN - Caspian-J-Dent-Res VO - 11 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://cjdr.ir/article-1-359-en.html 4100 - http://cjdr.ir/article-1-359-en.pdf SO - Caspian-J-Dent-Res 1 ABĀ  - Introduction: Dental services are a hotspot for viral transmission. Dentists must have complete knowledge about the disease and quick access to information to combat this transmission. To prevent COVID-19 viral spreading through dental practices, dentists must be well-versed in disease and infection control measures. As a result, this study aimed to assess the knowledge of Iranian dentists on the Covid-19 pandemic. Materials & Methods: The present study was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey. A modified questionnaire of a perused one was prepared, the validity of which was confirmed, and the reliability was accepted by Cronbach’s alpha test (0.86). This questionnaire was completed by133Iranian dentists and included six components: consent to participate in research, demographic information, knowledge, infection control, vaccination, and therapeutic approach. Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, and Spearman rank correlation coefficients, and P<0.05 was considered the level of significance. Results: Iranian dentists are shown to have proper knowledge, but only 21.7% of participants received infection control courses; moreover, only 47% of them knew the accurate incubation period of the Virus. Dentists working in Academic clinics took more preventive measures than those working in private clinics (P value=0.023). Conclusion: It is recommended that health care authorities ensure that dentists receive organized information and guidelines. CP - IRAN IN - School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. LG - eng PB - Caspian-J-Dent-Res PG - 46 PT - Research Paper YR - 2022