Can teledentistry improve the monitoring of patients during the COVID-19 dissemination? a descriptive pilot study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
; 17(10), 2020.
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in English
| GIM | ID: covidwho-1725612
ABSTRACT
The aim of this pilot study was to describe the advantages of telemedicine (TM) in dental practice during the current national emergency condition due to the Covid-19 dissemination. At Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology-Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, regional reference center for Covid-19-two groups of patients were determined patients with urgent conditions (group U) and patients in follow-up (group F). Both groups were instructed to implement remote consultations using a messaging service (WhatsApp Messenger, WhatsApp Inc., Mountain View, California, USA) to send photos. A total of 418 photos were collected by 57 patients. Thirty-four photos were obtained by five patients in the U group after surgical procedures. All patients sent photos on the established evening, except for two patients who sent two photos outside the set days. In the F group, 384 photos were collected by 52 patients. None of them sent more photos than the number that was established by the protocol. Telemedicine allowed a monitoring of all patients, reducing costs and limiting human contact, decreasing the risk of Covid-19 dissemination.
monitoring; patients; telemedicine; dentistry; emergencies; social media; health services; man; California; USA; Pacific States of USA; Western States of USA; APEC countries; Developed Countries; North America; America; OECD Countries; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Coronavirus disease; Covid-19; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; United States of America
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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2020
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