Table 2 Main concerns and sub concerns of dental and oral health workers

Economic concerns

Economic losses/financial consequences

[20,21,22,23,24]

Economic repercussions

[20]

Economic aid from the government

[20, 25]

Additional costs of control infection

[20, 22, 26]

Ethical concerns

Patient privacy

[27]

Effectiveness of new technologies on population health

[27,28,29,30]

Focus on essential and emergency cares

[23, 24, 26, 27, 31,32,33,34]

Postpone routine orthodontic appointments

[27]

Concerns on fitness with international regulations

[28]

Social concerns

Lack of population’s adequate digital literacy

[28]

High perceived distress and need for preparedness

[35, 36]

Feelings of anxiety and fear

[32, 37]

Psychological health and mental wellness of the workers

[33]

Professional concerns

Impacts of the future of professional

[25, 38]

Immediate impact on dental health care

[36, 38]

Impacts of management of patients with special needs

[39, 40]

Medico-legal concerns

[36]

various hardships in rebuilding the practices

[41]

moral versus evidence based decision making

[22]