Publications by authors named "Hamad Al Mudahka"
Stress and Stressors Among PHCC Dentists: A Quantitative, Correlational, and Cross-Sectional Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
November 2024
(1) Background: Dentistry is innately stressful and demanding. However, the extent of perceived chronic stress and the contributing factors within the dental practice at Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) in Qatar are largely unknown. (2) Methods: This study is quantitative, hypothesis-testing, correlational, and cross-sectional, using a simple random sample of all PHCC dentists (168 general dentists and 47 specialist dentists).
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- Oral health issues like dental caries and periodontal disease are widespread in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, but there's a lack of systematic reviews on intervention strategies.
- A review of 61 articles from 2010 to 2023 identified common oral health problems and found most studies were cross-sectional; however, few effective oral health promotion programs exist.
- The study recommends enhancing region-specific oral health promotion initiatives and emphasizes the need for further research on these programs to address the oral health challenges effectively.
In March 2020, Qatar started reporting increased numbers of COVID-19 cases. At that stage, containment measures were put in place. The health authority in Qatar developed an emergency action plan to respond to the outbreak with the Primary Health Care as the main component of that response and suspended all non-urgent services including preventive health services.
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