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- Title
Teledentistry: The Need of An Hour During Pandemic COVID-19.
- Authors
Prajapat, S. Jyoti; Prajapat, Rajesh; H. K., Sowmya; Panda, Suman; Khanagar, Sanjeev B.; Maganur, Prabhadevi C.; Vishwanathaiah, Satish
- Abstract
The epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), originating in Wuhan, China, has become a major public health challenge. According to WHO, “It is possible to halt the virus spread, by adopting measures to detect disease early, isolate and treat the cases, tracing the people who came in contact with those who are infected, wearing gloves and masks, limitation of people going outside their home and promote social distancing measures.” Due to the characteristics of dental settings, the risk of cross infection can be high between patients and dental practitioners and can spread from patient to patient.As part of its efforts to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemicthe American Dental Association (ADA) provided essential guidance on (i) emergency vs. nonemergency dental care and (ii) the use of teledentistry. In response to the current health crisis, teledentistry is emerging as a viable care option in an effort to help “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic.During the COVID-19 outbreak, teledentistry is an effective way to triage patients and conduct problem-focused evaluations in order to limit office visits to patients needing urgent or emergency care. This article, based on relevant guidelines and research, introduces the essential knowledge about COVID-19, and focuses on how teledentistry can be helpful in preventing dental emergencies by providing effective dental care to patients during quarantine, and also educate and motivate people to opt necessary dental hygiene measures.
- Subjects
WUHAN (China); COVID-19 pandemic; AMERICAN Dental Association; CONTACT tracing; COVID-19; SURGICAL gloves; PANDEMICS; VIRAL transmission; SOCIAL distancing; DENTAL hygiene
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 2, p1706
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijfmt.v15i2.14584