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Objective: Describe the sociodemographic, clinical and therapeutic aspects of the patients received for an emergency, during this period of pandemic, in a service of reference the service of odontostomatology General Hospital Grand Yoff of Dakar. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study over a threemonth period from March 3 to June 3, 2020. Referred and non-referred patients received for odontostomatological emergencies were included in the study. The data collected were entered in Excel and analyzed using SPSS20.0 software with Chi2 tests performed between certain variables with a significance level set at 0.05. Result(s): Non-referred patients represented 64.9% (n = 131) of the study population and referred patients 35.1% (n = 71). Emergencies were infectious in 74.7% (n = 151) of cases and traumatic in 14.3% (n = 29). Acute apical periodontitis was encountered in 44.6% (n = 90), cellulitis in 16.4% (n = 33) and pulpitis in 9.4% (n = 19) of cases. Therapeutic attitudes were dominated by dental avulsion in 56.4% (n = 114) of cases, pulp sedation in 9.4% (n = 19) of cases and mono-maxillary restraint in 8.4% (n = 17) of cases. Conclusion(s): Despite the risk of contamination and possible dissemination of the covid19 virus, the continuity of oral care must be ensured because of the emergencies that can jeopardize the functional or even vital prognosis of patients. Certain recautions must therefore be taken at the level of the structures of care of these affections.Copyright © 2021
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INTRODUCTION: the purpose of our study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on health care activities and prescriptions at the Albert Royer National Children´s Hospital in Dakar, Senegal. METHODS: we conducted a retrospective, descriptive and analytical study comparing outpatient activity, hospitalizations and prescriptions over the first-quarter of 2019 and 2020. RESULTS: an average drop in external consultations of 33% was reported in the first quarter of 2020 (the pandemic period) compared to the first quarter of 2019. An increase in hospitalizations was observed mainly in the months of January and February. However, a drop of 11% was reported in the month of March. The same is true for prescriptions, for which a drop of 10% was reported only in the month of March.Conclusion: the current COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on outpatients´ consultations, health care activities and prescriptions at the Albert Royer National Children´s Hospital. Effective measures should be taken to prevent effects on mortality and Hospital activities.