Role of Teledentistry in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Comparative Analysis among Dental Professionals.
Role of Teledentistry in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Comparative Analysis among Dental Professionals.
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10.1055/s-0040-1722107
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发表时间：
2020-12
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Khurshid Z
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Abbas B;Wajahat M;Saleem Z;Imran E;Sajjad M;Khurshid Z
目的评估卫生保健人员对远程医学在冠状病毒病2019年中的作用的知识、意识和行为( )(新冠肺炎)。材料和方法 采用预验证的结构化问卷对普通牙科医生、牙科研究生、牙科教育工作者和具有毕业后学位的咨询师对远程牙科的认识进行评估。可接受性、可靠性和语言清晰度也进行了预试。共有510名牙科专业人士参与了这项研究。统计分析 使用SPSS20.0版进行统计分析。回答被记录为是或否。≤0.05的p值被认为是显著的。描述的频率数据。采用卡方检验进行组间比较，评估知识和态度是否随着从业年限的增加而发生差异。结果具有口腔外科学士学位的普通牙科医生对远程牙科的 知晓率高于本科和研究生。大多数受访者同意改善卫生保健(88.20%)、接近农村地区(82.90%)、全科牙医(0.00)同意远程牙科节省时间。结论 全科牙科医生的远程牙科知识知晓率高于研究生和本科生。
Objectives To assess knowledge, awareness, and practice of health care workers about the role of teledentistry in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Materials and Methods A prevalidated structured questionnaire was used to evaluate awareness of general dentists, postgraduate dental students, dental educators, and consultants with postgraduation degrees toward teledentistry. The acceptability, reliability, and language clarity were also pretested. A total of 510 dental professionals contributed to this study. Statistical Analysis A statistical analysis using SPSS (version 20.0) was performed. Responses were noted as yes or no. A p -value of ≤ 0.05 was considered to be significant. Frequencies described data. Chi-square test was performed for intergroup comparison to evaluate if the knowledge and attitude diverge with the increase in the level of seniority in the profession. Results Awareness regarding teledentistry is high among general dentists with bachelor of dental surgery qualification in comparison to final-year students and postgraduate dental students. The majority of participants agreed with improvement in health care (88.20%), access to rural areas (82.90%), and general practicing dentist agreed with statistically significant difference (0.00) on saving time by teledentistry. Conclusion General practicing dentist was observed with high awareness of teledentistry as compared with postgraduate and undergraduate dental students.