Morishita Masaki, Takahashi Osamu, Yoshii Shinji, Hayashi Masanari, Kibune Ryota, Nakamura Taiji, Muraoka Kosuke, Tominaga Kazuhiro, Awano Shuji
Division of Clinical Education Development and Research, Department of Oral Function, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Health Information Management Office, Kyushu Dental University Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
J Dent Sci. 2022 Jan;17(1):42-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2021.07.028. Epub 2021 Aug 25.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: In Japan, medical and dental care is provided by the universal health insurance system. The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan sets the rules for health care services provided by health insurance. The MHLW issued a notice in 2020 permitting telemedicine and dental telemedicine for the first visit and for follow-up visits to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection. We conducted this study to clarify the status of dental telemedicine during 2020. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used data from lists obtained on the MHLW website in the analysis. We investigated the number of dental institutions conducing dental telemedicine for the first visit and for follow-up visits by prefecture. RESULTS: In each prefecture, fewer dental institutions conducted telemedicine for the first visit than for follow-up visits. Regions with large metropolitan areas had higher numbers of dental institutions conducting dental telemedicine for the first visit and follow-up visits. Private dental clinics provided the largest proportion of dental telemedicine for the first visit, and general hospitals provided the largest proportion for follow-up visits. CONCLUSION: Our study findings indicated that many dental institutions in Japan made efforts to provide dental services via dental telemedicine using the telephone or online with video to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection. Dental telemedicine can help patients to access dental services and dental care, thereby expanding the potential of dental telemedicine in Japan.
背景/目的:在日本,医疗和牙科护理由全民健康保险系统提供。日本厚生劳动省制定了健康保险提供的医疗服务规则。厚生劳动省于2020年发布通知,允许首次就诊和复诊时进行远程医疗和牙科远程医疗,以防止新冠病毒感染的传播。我们开展这项研究以阐明2020年牙科远程医疗的现状。 材料与方法:我们在分析中使用了从厚生劳动省网站获取的列表数据。我们按地区调查了进行首次就诊和复诊牙科远程医疗的牙科机构数量。 结果:在每个地区,进行首次就诊远程医疗的牙科机构比进行复诊的少。有大城市的地区进行首次就诊和复诊牙科远程医疗的牙科机构数量更多。私人牙科诊所在首次就诊牙科远程医疗中占比最大,综合医院在复诊中占比最大。 结论:我们的研究结果表明,日本许多牙科机构努力通过电话或视频在线方式提供牙科远程医疗服务,以帮助防止新冠病毒感染的传播。牙科远程医疗可以帮助患者获得牙科服务和护理,从而扩大日本牙科远程医疗的潜力。
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