COVID-19 Experience in Canadian Dental Schools
The specific objectives of this study are:
* To describe COVID-19 infection incidence rates among dental and dental hygiene students, dental faculty and support staff working in campus clinics and laboratories at the 10 dental schools in Canada during a 12-month period;
* To compare COVID-19 infection incidence rates among students, faculty and staff working in campus clinics and laboratories at the 10 dental schools in Canada during a 12-month period;
* To compare COVID-19 infection rates among these groups with those of community private dentists;
* To compare COVID-19 infection rates among these groups with local community infection rates;
* To investigate the roles of infection control protocols, work/role tasks, work setting and socio-demographics as determinants of COVID-19 infection incidence rates among students, faculty and staff at the 10 dental schools in Canada during a 12-month period;
* To describe the immunological status in saliva of participants infected with COVID-19 prior to and during one month post infection; and
* To store the data and biological samples collected in the study to enable further investigations in the future as our knowledge of COVID-19 and related immune responses advances.
Overview
- Acronym
- CDS
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2021 - 2022
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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All participants are followed-up on a monthly basis for a 12-month period. Participants who are COVID-19 positive are followed-up at 2-3 days, at one week and at one month post-infection. Participants who are vaccinated are followed-up 7 days prior to, up to 3 days after first vaccination, and 1 and 6 months post first vaccination.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 794
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 794
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Students: 397 participants
Faculty and staff: 397 participants - Supplementary Information
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The study is a prospective cohort design, with a nested case follow-up study of COVID-19 positive and vaccinated subjects.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
Populations
CDS - Students
The population is composed of dental and dental hygiene students that have returned to on-site activities at 10 dental schools across Canada. In addition, the population in the nested case study is also COVID-19 positive and vaccinated.
Selection Criteria
- Countries
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- Canada
- Canadian Provinces
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- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Territory
- Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia
- Health Status
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- Nested case study: COVID-19 Positive.
- Other Criteria
- Nested case study: vaccinated for COVID-19 .
Sources of Recruitment
- Specific Population
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- Other specific population : Registered trainees of Canadian dental schools.
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were recruited through invitations distributed electronically by schools to their students and employees.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 397
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 397
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | CDS - Students - Baseline |
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2021 (April) | 2021 (April) |
| 1 | CDS - Students - Follow-up 1 |
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2021 (May) | 2021 (May) |
| 2 | CDS - Students - Follow-up 2 |
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2021 (June) | 2021 (June) |
| 3 | CDS - Students - Follow-up 3 |
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2021 (July) | 2021 (July) |
| 4 | CDS - Students - Follow-up 4 |
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2021 (August) | 2021 (August) |
| 5 | CDS - Students - Follow-up 5 |
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2021 (September) | 2021 (September) |
| 6 | CDS - Students - Follow-up 6 |
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2021 (October) | 2021 (October) |
| 7 | CDS - Students - Follow-up 7 |
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2021 (November) | 2021 (November) |
| 8 | CDS - Students - Follow-up 8 |
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2021 (December) | 2021 (December) |
| 9 | CDS - Students - Follow-up 9 |
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2022 (January) | 2022 (January) |
| 10 | CDS - Students - Follow-up 10 |
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2022 (February) | 2022 (February) |
| 11 | CDS - Students - Follow-up 11 |
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2022 (March) | 2022 (March) |
| 12 | CDS - Students - Nested case follow-up (COVID-19 positive) |
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2021 (April) | 2022 (March) |
| 13 | CDS - Students - Nested case follow-up (vaccinated) |
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2021 (April) | 2022 (March) |
CDS - Faculty and staff
The population is composed of faculty and support staff in all 10 Canadian dental schools. In addition, the population in the nested case study is also COVID-19 positive and vaccinated.
Selection Criteria
- Countries
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- Canada
- Canadian Provinces
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- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Territory
- Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia
- Health Status
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- Nested case study: COVID-19 positive.
- Other Criteria
- nested case study: vaccinated for COVID-19.
Sources of Recruitment
- Specific Population
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- Other specific population : Registered employees of Canadian dental schools.
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were recruited through invitations distributed electronically by schools to their students and employees.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 397
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 397
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Baseline |
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2021 (April) | 2021 (April) |
| 1 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Follow-up 1 |
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2021 (May) | 2021 (May) |
| 2 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Follow-up 2 |
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2021 (June) | 2021 (June) |
| 3 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Follow-up 3 |
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2021 (July) | 2021 (July) |
| 4 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Follow-up 4 |
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2021 (August) | 2021 (August) |
| 5 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Follow-up 5 |
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2021 (September) | 2021 (September) |
| 6 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Follow-up 6 |
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2021 (October) | 2021 (October) |
| 7 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Follow-up 7 |
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2021 (November) | 2021 (November) |
| 8 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Follow-up 8 |
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2021 (December) | 2021 (December) |
| 9 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Follow-up 9 |
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2022 (January) | 2022 (January) |
| 10 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Follow-up 10 |
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2022 (February) | 2022 (February) |
| 11 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Follow-up 11 |
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2022 (March) | 2022 (March) |
| 12 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Nested case follow-up (COVID-19 positive) |
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2021 (April) | 2022 (March) |
| 13 | CDS - Faculty and staff - Nested case follow-up (vaccinated) |
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2021 (April) | 2022 (March) |
Participating Studies
| Acronym | Name | Study design | Countries |
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
| Name | Data Collection Events | Variables |
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
| Acronym | Name | Harmonization Initiatives | Individual Studies |
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