Integration of telemedicine into the public health response to COVID‐19 must include dentists

Maret, Delphine; Peters, Ove A.; Vaysse, Frédéric; Vigarios, Émmanuelle

doi:10.1111/iej.13312

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“…Medical practitioners who already have prior knowledge in using virtual platforms could provide training [17], and support to other novel staff users [4]. Thus, there is need to provide training to physicians in using telemedicine [15,30]. Accordingly, findings from Li and Jalali [29] revealed out of 5517 only 447 (8.1%) of physicians used provided telemedicine platform regardless of its benefits.…”

Section: Challenges and Recommendations For Use Of Telemedicinementioning

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Use of Telemedicine and Virtual Care for Remote Treatment in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

2020

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The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant strain on medical centers resources. Thus, concerns about the reducing and management of COVID-19 are on the rise, as there is need to provide diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and follow-ups during the pandemic. Therefore, the COVID-19 pandemic has radically and quickly altered how medical practitioners provide care to patients. Medical centers are now responding to COVID-19 through rapid adoption of digital tools and technologies such as telemedicine and virtual care which refer to the delivery of healthcare services digital or at a distance using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for treatment of patients. Telemedicine is expected to deliver timely care while minimizing exposure to protect medical practitioners and patients. Accordingly, a rapid literature review was conducted, and 35 research studies published from 2019 to May 2020 were employed to provide theoretical and practical evidence on the significance of using telemedicine and virtual care for remote treatment of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article provides practical guide based on how to use telemedicine and virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study provides implication on the potentials of consolidating virtual care solutions in the near future towards contributing to integrate digital technologies into healthcare.

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Section: Challenges and Recommendations For Use Of Telemedicinementioning

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Use of Telemedicine and Virtual Care for Remote Treatment in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

2020

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“…Many experts in healthcare communications and telemedicine technology believe that the newly emerged service of Telehealth is a great tool to close the distance between the public, doctors and healthcare providers. It enables everyone to stay in their houses while holding communication with their physician through a virtual channel, contributing to slowing down and reducing the virus spread to mass population and the medical team [89]. There are many hospitals across the US and Europe benefiting from telehealth technology to treat their quarantined patients and those infected by COVID-19.…”

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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Dentistry–A Comprehensive Review of Literature

2020

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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has become a real challenge for healthcare providers around the world and has significantly affected the dental professionals in practices, universities and research institutions. The aim of this article was to review the available literature on the relevant aspects of dentistry in relation to COVID-19 and to discuss potential impacts of COVID-19 outbreak on clinical dentistry, dental education and research. Although the coronavirus pandemic has caused many difficulties for provision of clinical dentistry, there would be an opportunity for the dental educators to modernize their teaching approaches using novel digital concepts in teaching of clinical skills and by enhancement of online communication and learning platforms. This pandemic has also highlighted some of the major gaps in dental research and the need for new relevant knowledge to manage the current crisis and minimize the impact of such outbreaks on dentistry in the future. In conclusion, COVID-19 has had many immediate complications for dentistry of which some may have further long-term impacts on clinical practice, dental education and dental research.

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“…Indeed, with the suspension of routine dental care, more patients than usual may need to be hospitalized for the management of acute dental infections that spread to the respiratory tract and require intensive care [13,14]. On the other hand, dental practitioners could follow patients digitally using tools such as telemedicine to ensure patient safety and minimize repeated patient contact [15]. Moreover, the risk of COVID-19 transmission from healthcare providers to patients is quite high and it is therefore necessary to implement proactive and preventive measures to contain the spread of the virus [16].…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Related Lockdown on Dental Practice in Central Italy—Outcomes of A Survey

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected lives and professions worldwide. We aimed to determine the behavior of dentists during the lockdown in Central Italy through an online survey. We demonstrated that the most frequent of urgencies, not otherwise manageable through telemedicine, was dental pulp inflammation. Although a statistically significant increase in the use of some of the personal protective equipment (PPE) from pre to during lockdown was shown, dentists were afraid of being infected during the dental procedures. Moreover, we showed that digital dentistry, telemedicine, use of the rubber dam, distancing of the appointments and further structural changes at the dental office are necessary to reduce the contagion among dentists and patients. No significant differences were shown between gender.

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Integration of telemedicine into the public health response to COVID‐19 must include dentists

Cited by 54 publications

References 12 publications

Use of Telemedicine and Virtual Care for Remote Treatment in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Use of Telemedicine and Virtual Care for Remote Treatment in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Dentistry–A Comprehensive Review of Literature

The Impact of COVID-19 Related Lockdown on Dental Practice in Central Italy—Outcomes of A Survey

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