2020 trends in dental office visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 trends in dental office visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.adaj.2021.02.016
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发表时间：
2021-07
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影响因子：
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通讯作者：
Stein BD
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作者：
Kranz AM;Chen A;Gahlon G;Stein BD
新冠病毒肺炎（COVID - 19）给包括牙科护理在内的医疗服务的提供造成了障碍。本研究试图量化2020年与2019年相比牙科就诊的变化。
这项回顾性观察研究利用2019年和2020年期间4500万部智能手机移动应用程序中的地理信息，按州（包括哥伦比亚特区）、全国以及县级新冠病毒肺炎发病率来检查牙科诊所每周就诊人数的百分比变化。
2020年3月至8月，牙科诊所每周就诊人数平均比2019年减少33%。在新冠病毒肺炎发病率最高的县，每周就诊人数平均减少34%。2020年4月12日那一周降幅最大，当时牙科诊所每周就诊人数减少了66%。从2019年到2020年每周就诊人数降幅最大的5个州（包括哥伦比亚特区），降幅在38%到53%之间，分别是加利福尼亚州、康涅狄格州、哥伦比亚特区、马萨诸塞州和新泽西州。
在新冠病毒肺炎大流行初期，美国牙科诊所每周就诊人数大幅下降。尽管到2020年6月每周就诊人数大幅反弹，但截至2020年8月，就诊人数仍比上一年减少约20%。这些发现凸显了由于大流行牙医所面临的经济挑战。
在大流行期间，各州就诊人数下降比率存在广泛差异，这表明牙科诊所可能需要根据地点考虑不同的重新开业方法以及鼓励患者返回的方式。
COVID-19 has created barriers to the delivery of health care services, including dental care. This study sought to quantify the change in dental visits in 2020 compared with 2019. This retrospective, observational study examined the percentage change in weekly visits to dental offices by state (inclusive of the District of Columbia), nationally, and by county-level COVID-19 incidence using geographic information from the mobile applications of 45 million smartphones during 2019 and 2020. From March through August 2020, weekly visits to dental offices were 33% lower, on average, than in 2019. Weekly visits were 34% lower, on average, in counties with the highest COVID-19 rates. The greatest decline was observed during the week of April 12, 2020, when there were 66% fewer weekly visits to dental offices. The 5 states (inclusive of the District of Columbia) with the greatest declines in weekly visits from 2019 through 2020, ranging from declines of 38% through 53%, were California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Weekly visits to US dental offices declined drastically during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although rates of weekly visits rebounded substantially by June 2020, rates remain about 20% lower than the prior year as of August 2020. These findings highlight the economic challenges faced by dentists owing to the pandemic. States exhibited widespread variation in rates of declining visits during the pandemic, suggesting that dental practices may need to consider different approaches to reopening and encouraging patients to return depending on location.
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影响因子：
10.7
作者：
Goldfarb, Avi;Tucker, Catherine
通讯作者：
Tucker, Catherine
DOI：
10.1016/j.adaj.2020.09.005
发表时间：
2020-11
期刊：
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)
影响因子：
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作者：
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影响因子：
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作者：
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影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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