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United States Dental Health Care Workers’ Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Laura A. Eldridge, Cameron G. Estrich, JoAnn R. Gurenlian, Ann Battrell, Ann Lynch, Marko Vujicic, Rachel Morrissey, Stacey L. Dershewitz, Maria L. Geisinger and Marcelo W.B. Araujo
American Dental Hygienists' Association August 2022, 96 (4) 9-19;
Laura A. Eldridge
1American Dental Association Science and Research Institute, Chicago, IL, USA.
MS
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Cameron G. Estrich
2Evidence Synthesis and Translation Research, American Dental Association Science and Research Institute, Chicago, IL, USA.
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JoAnn R. Gurenlian
3American Dental Hygienists’ Association, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Ann Battrell
4American Dental Hygienists’ Association, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Ann Lynch
5American Dental Hygienists’ Association, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Marko Vujicic
6Health Policy Institute, American Dental Association, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Rachel Morrissey
7Health Policy Institute, American Dental Association, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Stacey L. Dershewitz
8Department of Professional Psychology and the Associate Director, Center Clinic, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
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Maria L. Geisinger
9Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Marcelo W.B. Araujo
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    Anxiety (A) and depression (B) symptoms by dental profession from June 8, 2020, through May 24, 2021 (n = 8,902; dentists = 2,196; dental hygienists = 6,706).

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    Odds of depression symptoms in dental health care workers, September 28, 2020 - June 2, 2021 (n= 7,534)*

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