Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
DMD Candidate, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; MPH Candidate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2021 Feb;131(2):166-172. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.08.015. Epub 2020 Aug 20.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed conventional patterns of medical practice across all health disciplines, including oral and maxillofacial surgery. The use of telemedicine has rapidly expanded to uphold safety strategies of physical distancing and disease transmission reduction while maintaining uninterrupted care of patients. To date, there are no specific guidelines to optimize telemedicine encounters in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The goal of this article is to provide best practices for both oral and maxillofacial surgeons and their patients to effectively use telemedicine for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行改变了所有健康学科的常规医疗模式，包括口腔颌面外科。远程医疗的使用迅速扩大，以维持身体距离和减少疾病传播的安全策略，同时保持对患者的不间断护理。迄今为止，尚无专门的指南来优化口腔颌面外科的远程医疗就诊。本文的目的是为口腔颌面外科医生及其患者提供最佳实践，以便在 COVID-19 大流行期间及以后有效地使用远程医疗。
