COVID‐19 deaths in dental occupations and other healthcare occupations among U.S. decedents in 2020
Our study highlights potential differences in work-related transmission of SARs-CoV-2 and subsequent COVID-19 deaths in healthcare occupations, and furthers a previously limited understanding of COVID-19 deaths in healthcare occupations in 2020, before COVID-19 vaccine availability. Our results indicate that dental occupations were not among the highest, nor lowest risk, healthcare occupations for COVID-19 deaths in 2020, despite their known risks of direct exposure.
Authors
- Fotinos Panagakos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4765-9147)
- Jean M. Cox‐Ganser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8140-264X)
- Brie Hawley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7698-809X)
- Ethan Fechter-Leggett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9230-0857)
- Talia Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3719-5736)
- Tammy Chipps
Institutions
- West Virginia University (US)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)
- Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23645
- Primary Topic
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention