Teledentistry during COVID-19 pandemic.


Journal

Diabetes & metabolic syndrome
ISSN: 1878-0334
Titre abrégé: Diabetes Metab Syndr
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101462250

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Historique:
received: 06 06 2020
revised: 11 06 2020
accepted: 14 06 2020
pubmed: 28 6 2020
medline: 29 9 2020
entrez: 28 6 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Dentistry involves close face-to-face interaction with patients, hence during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has mostly been suspended. Teledentistry can offer an innovative solution to resume dental practice during this pandemic. In this review, we provide a brief overview of applications of teledentistry. Articles on teledentistry, relevant to this review, were searched and consulted from PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane database. Teledentistry is the remote facilitating of dental treatment, guidance, and education via the use of information technology instead of direct face-to-face contact with patients. Teleconsultation, telediagnosis, teletriage, and telemonitoring are subunits of teledentistry that have important functions relevant to dental practice. There are many challenges for acceptance of teledentistry by the dentists as well as patients, which need to be addressed urgently. Teledentistry can offer a novel solution to resume dental practice during the current pandemic, hence, the need of the hour is to incorporate teledentistry into routine dental practice. If not fully replace, at least teledentistry can complement the existing compromised dental system during the current pandemic.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND AIMS OBJECTIVE
Dentistry involves close face-to-face interaction with patients, hence during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has mostly been suspended. Teledentistry can offer an innovative solution to resume dental practice during this pandemic. In this review, we provide a brief overview of applications of teledentistry.
METHODS METHODS
Articles on teledentistry, relevant to this review, were searched and consulted from PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane database.
RESULTS RESULTS
Teledentistry is the remote facilitating of dental treatment, guidance, and education via the use of information technology instead of direct face-to-face contact with patients. Teleconsultation, telediagnosis, teletriage, and telemonitoring are subunits of teledentistry that have important functions relevant to dental practice. There are many challenges for acceptance of teledentistry by the dentists as well as patients, which need to be addressed urgently.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Teledentistry can offer a novel solution to resume dental practice during the current pandemic, hence, the need of the hour is to incorporate teledentistry into routine dental practice. If not fully replace, at least teledentistry can complement the existing compromised dental system during the current pandemic.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32593116
pii: S1871-4021(20)30198-3
doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.06.029
pmc: PMC7297180
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

933-935

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Diabetes India. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Auteurs

Suhani Ghai (S)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People's Dental Academy, People's University, Karond By-Pass, Bhanpur, Bhopal, 462037, India. Electronic address: suhanighai@gmail.com.

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