PerioImplant Research Group UPCH, Academic Department of Clinical Stomatology, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Lima, Perú.
ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
Clin Oral Implants Res. 2021 Apr;32(4):521-537. doi: 10.1111/clr.13723. Epub 2021 Mar 15.
To establish trends in Implant Dentistry in Latin America in the COVID-19 pandemic.
A steering committee and an advisory group of experts in Implant Dentistry were selected among eighteen countries. An open-ended questionnaire by Delphi methodology was validated including 64 questions, divided in 7 topics, concerning the various trends in dental implantology. The survey was conducted in two rounds, which provided the participants in the second round with the results of the first. The questionnaires were completed on August 2020, and the online meeting conference was held on September 2020. The final prediction was developed through consensus by a selected group of experts.
A total of 197 experts from Latin America answered the first and second questionnaire. In the first round, the established threshold for consensus (65%) was achieved in 30 questions (46.87%). In the second round, performed on average 45 days later, this level was achieved in 47 questions (73.43%). Consensus was completely reached on the item "Diagnostic" (100%), the field with the lowest consensus was "Demand for treatment with dental implants" (37.5%).
The present study in Latin America has provided relevant and useful information on the predictions in the education and practice of Implant Dentistry in the COVID-19 era. The consensus points toward a great confidence of clinicians in the biosecurity protocols used to minimize the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. It is foreseen as an important change in education, with introduction of virtual reality and other simulation technologies in implant training.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间,确定拉丁美洲种植体牙科的趋势。
在 18 个国家中选择了一个种植体牙科专家指导委员会和一个顾问小组。通过 Delphi 方法验证了一份开放式问卷,其中包括 64 个问题,分为 7 个主题,涉及种植体牙科的各种趋势。该调查分两轮进行,第二轮向参与者提供了第一轮的结果。问卷调查于 2020 年 8 月进行,在线会议于 2020 年 9 月举行。通过专家小组的选择达成最终共识。
来自拉丁美洲的 197 名专家回答了第一轮和第二轮问卷。在第一轮中,达成共识的既定阈值(65%)在 30 个问题中实现(46.87%)。在第二轮中,平均在 45 天后进行,在 47 个问题中达到了这一水平(73.43%)。在“诊断”项目中完全达成共识(100%),共识最低的领域是“对种植牙治疗的需求”(37.5%)。
本研究在拉丁美洲提供了有关 COVID-19 时代种植体牙科教育和实践预测的相关有用信息。共识点指向临床医生对用于最大限度降低 SARS-CoV-2 传播风险的生物安全协议的极大信心。预计教育将发生重大变化,引入虚拟现实和其他种植培训模拟技术。