Aktas Nagehan, Palaz Zeliha H, Akal Nese
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Digit Health. 2023 Sep 29;9:20552076231205285. doi: 10.1177/20552076231205285. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
This study aimed to investigate postgraduate pediatric dental students' knowledge, practice, and attitudes toward teledentistry and identify potential applications of this technology in pediatric dentistry.
An online questionnaire was sent to all students through Google Forms. The questionnaire included questions about socio-demographic information, knowledge, practice, and attitudes regarding teledentistry and the use of teledentistry during coronavirus disease 2019.
Before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, only 8.2% of students knew teledentistry. However, this increased to 45% after the pandemic, with differences depending on the student's clinical experience. Teledentistry was reported as useful for medicine taking, follow-up consultations, and diagnosing soft tissue problems.
Integrating teledentistry topics into the dental curriculum can increase awareness and adoption of this technology in pediatric dentistry. Dental students need to be aware of its potential applications.
本研究旨在调查牙科专业研究生对远程牙科的知识、实践和态度,并确定该技术在儿童牙科中的潜在应用。
通过谷歌表单向所有学生发送在线问卷。问卷包括有关社会人口统计学信息、对远程牙科的知识、实践和态度以及在2019年冠状病毒病期间使用远程牙科的问题。
在2019年冠状病毒病大流行之前,只有8.2%的学生了解远程牙科。然而,大流行后这一比例增加到45%,具体差异取决于学生的临床经验。据报告,远程牙科在服药、随访咨询和诊断软组织问题方面很有用。
将远程牙科主题纳入牙科课程可以提高对该技术在儿童牙科中的认识和应用。牙科学生需要了解其潜在应用。