Impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on children's oral health and caregiver's attitude towards Teledentistry: A Kuwait-based survey.
J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol
; 29(3): e62-e72, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2006742
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children's oral health and caregiver's attitude towards teledentistry. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
A questionnaire was distributed to 583 caregivers of children aged between 3 and 10 years through electronic messages, which consisted of nine multiple choice questions divided into three parts. The first part included demographic data (age, gender, and educational level); the second part addressed the assessment of oral health of children by their caregivers during the lockdown, the reason and influence of the pandemic on the oral health of children; and the third part was related to caregiver's attitude towards healthcare system and teledentistry. Pearson's Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact test were used for analysis using SPSS (version 21.0).RESULT:
Around 93.5% of caregivers were not satisfied with their child's oral health. Approximately 91.5% of caregivers agree that the coronavirus pandemic has negatively affected their child's oral health. Most of them think that alteration in sleep patterns is the main reason. Ninety-three percent of caregivers have been reported to utilize teledentistry during the pandemic period, but 53.2% did not know whether teledentistry could solve their child's oral healthcare problems. About 7% disagree that teledentistry can be helpful for the oral healthcare needs of children.CONCLUSION:
Coronavirus disease has a negative impact on children's oral health. There is a need to increase awareness about teledentistry among caregivers in Kuwait.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Caregivers
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Coronavirus
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol
Journal subject:
Pharmacology
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Drug Therapy
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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