Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, India.
Department of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al-Zulfi, Saudi Arabia.
Dent Med Probl. 2021 Apr-Jun;58(2):237-241. doi: 10.17219/dmp/133182.
The recent pandemic outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has created a helpless situation in healthcare systems worldwide. The disease can be transmitted in different ways, e.g., through contact, droplets, fomites, and aerosol-generating procedures. Subsequently, the World Health Organization (WHO) released recommendations regarding precautions to be taken by all healthcare workers, including dentists, in order to avoid the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 indeed has become a pandemic, and there is a need for an innovative method to continue providing dental care to children with a minimal risk of cross-infection. The objective of this short communication was to draw special attention to the teledentistry model in pediatric dentistry and to guide the management of children with dental problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Teledentistry is a feasible method and its use can overcome challenges in the present situation. The teledentistry approach enables providing guidance, treatment plans and follow-up with remote-assistance dental care through the use of information technology instead of face-to-face contact with patients.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的最近一次大流行爆发，使全球医疗体系陷入了无助的境地。该疾病可以通过多种途径传播，例如通过接触、飞沫、污染物和产生气溶胶的程序。随后，世界卫生组织（WHO）发布了有关所有医护人员（包括牙医）应采取的预防措施的建议，以避免严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒 2（SARS-CoV-2）的传播。COVID-19 确实已经成为一种大流行病，需要一种创新方法来继续为儿童提供牙科护理，将交叉感染的风险降到最低。本简短通讯的目的是特别关注儿科牙科的远程牙科模式，并指导在 COVID-19 大流行期间管理有牙科问题的儿童。远程牙科是一种可行的方法，其使用可以克服当前情况下的挑战。远程牙科方法通过使用信息技术而不是与患者面对面接触，从而能够提供远程协助牙科护理，包括指导、治疗计划和随访。
