NCT05123742COMPLETEDResults postedN/AThe study team will conduct a feasibility study to develop and test out procedures for improved triage and COVID-19 testing in dental practices to increase safety and perceptions of the safety of Dental Health Care Workers (DHCW) and their patients. DHCWs in offices with Practice-Based Regional Network (PBRN) members and their patients will be recruited to participate in one of two protocols. The first, point-of-care (POC), will test out procedures for point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing in the dental office along with enhanced triage using pulse oximeters. The second, laboratory (LAB), will test out procedures for a saliva-based laboratory SARS-CoV-2 viral test along with enhanced triage. The feasibility of implementing COVID-related testing and enhanced triage procedures in the dental setting will provide preliminary data to inform a larger network-wide study grant application.
Inclusion Criteria: A Dental Health Care Worker must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to participate in the study: * Be 18 years or older * Be a National Dental PBRN member dentist or work in a dental office with a National Dental PBRN member dentist who consents to study participation * Be able to understand the informed consent. * Provide signed and dated informed consent form * Be able to understand all instructions for data collection instruments * Be willing and able to comply with all study procedures, including COVID-19 testing, and be available for the duration of the study A Patient must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to participate in the study: * Be 18 years or older * Be able to understand the informed consent. * Have a computer or electronic tablet with internet access * Able to complete consent and questionnaire on a computer or electronic tablet * Provide signed and dated informed consent form * Be able to understand all instructions for data collection instruments * Be willing and able to comply with all study procedures, including having a COVID-19 test performed Exclusion Criteria: * Children less than 18 years will not be able to participate. * Participants would be excluded if they participated in the feasibility study previously conducted at Rutgers University.