Teleconsultations in oral medicine: dentist perception during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal
; 29(4): e492-e497, 2024 Jul 01.
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| ID: mdl-38615250
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to describe the perception of dentists from the North macroregion of Minas Gerais, Brazil, users of telediagnosis in Oral Medicine, during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. Data collection was carried out online, between May and October 2022. The information was transferred to the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for Windows (SPPS)® version 24.RESULTS:
The sample consisted of 255 dentists, predominantly female. Regarding perception, a significant percentage (47.8%) of respondents agreed that they would like to use telediagnosis frequently, more than half (60.6%) agreed that the technology is easy to use, only a small percentage (8.8%) needed technical support to use it and almost half (48.2%) mentioned the desire to continue using it after the pandemic. When asked if patients felt confident and comfortable when passing on information, more than half disagreed or remained neutral (58.4%), a similar result was found in relation to confidence in the application of the instrument by professionals.CONCLUSIONS:
It is concluded that, during the pandemic, telediagnosis in Oral Medicine was an easy and adequate tool. However, professionals must be trained and prepared to be comfortable and ready for use.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Consulta Remota
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Medicina Bucal
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Pandemias
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COVID-19
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Espanha