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- Title
Teledentistry As A Solution In Dentistry During The Covid-19 Pandemic Period: A Systematic Review.
- Authors
ACHMAD, HARUN; TANUMIHARDJA, MARIA; RAMADHANY, YUNITA FEBY
- Abstract
Introduction: Dental practice during the COVID-19 pandemic became an obstacle for dentists to treat dental patients. This is due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus which poses challenges in providing dental care. Teledentistry was originally a new field of dentistry based on electronic, telecommunications, Internet, and imaging technologies to connect patients living in rural areas. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, teledentistry services are very useful for all groups with the aim of avoiding direct contact with patients. Objective: To explore the benefits of teledentistry as a solution in the field of dentistry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: In this systematic review, the articles search was performed on Google Search and Pubmed. Studies published on 2020. 130 were articles assessed, including 115 articles from the electronic databases, 0 from the manual hand search. 60 records screened, 50 records excluded, 40 full-text articles assessed for eligibility and 15 full text articles included. Results: There are 15 articles about teledentistry as a solution in dentistry during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Conclusion: : Based on 15 articles show that consultation through teledentistry is a solution as dental health services and is very useful in this COVID-19 pandemic situation.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; DENTAL care; ORAL health; DENTISTRY; TELEDENTISTRY
- Publication
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (09752366), 2020, p272
- ISSN
0975-2366
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP2.045