Teledentistry: a new oral care delivery tool among Indian dental professionals - a questionnaire study.

ABSTRACT: Background: The sudden massive spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to a major public health emergency and changed the scene of the health care globally. During the COVID-19 pandemic, most dental treatment procedures were considered as major sources of infection transmission. Thus, the current survey aimed at evaluating knowledge, awareness and attitude of dental professional of India towards teledentistry. Methods: A pre structured questionnaire was framed and distributed among 600 dental professionals of India using email, WhatsApp and other social media modes.  SPSS version 17 was used for data analysis. The Chi-Square, student t test and one way ANOVA test were applied to assess the association between qualification, type of practice and participant respo

SUBMITTER: Raja KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9471219 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature