The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on a reference oral medicine service in Brazil
Esther Ferreira Marques,
Viviane Nascimento Sousa,
Eduardo Henrique Campos
et al.
Abstract:The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 had a global impact on healthcare services, leading to a decrease and delay in diagnosing various diseases and initiating treatment. Dentistry was quickly recognized as a high-risk area for contamination, resulting in a reduction in the number of consultations conducted. The objective of this study was to identify the main characteristics of consultations at the Oral Medicine Outpatient Clinic from our institution, comparing the number of consultations and diagnoses performed duri… Show more
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