Results: A total of 86.1% (31 people) of dentistry research assistants were reached. The mean age was 30.26 ± 4.37 and 64.5% of them were male, 51.6% were single, and 80.6% had no children. The average working year was 5.74 ± 3.59. Pre-pandemic protection behavior score was 36.90 ± 6.82, and there was no significant difference in terms of gender (p =0.261), marital status (p =0.403), presence of children (p =0.782). Post-pandemic protection behavior score was 48.84 ± 4.83, and there was no significant difference in terms of gender (p =0.893) and marital status (p =0.399), but those without children had higher post-pandemic protection scores (p =0.002). There was a negative correlation between age and post pandemic protection score (p =0.028). Post-pandemic protection score was significantly higher than pre-pandemic protection score (p <0.001).

Conclusion: It has been observed that dentists, who are a risky group in terms of Covid-19 transmission, have increased their pandemic protection behavior and implemented new protection behaviors for the pandemic.