Effectiveness and Challenges of Tele-Dentistry and Factors Affecting It, During the Times of COVID-19 Health Emergency- A Perspective of Dental Professionals

Vaibhav Krishna Singh (1) , Neha Sethi (2) , Saurabh Sinha (3) , Koshika Tandon Sinha (4) , Pankaj Malhotra (5) , Kumar Gaurav Chhabra (6)
(1) Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dental College Azamgarh, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, India ,
(2) Department of Periodontics, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Science, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, India ,
(3) Department of Periodontology and implantology, Purvanchal Institute of Dental, Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, India ,
(4) Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge, Rama Dental College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, India ,
(5) Department of Periodontics, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, India ,
(6) Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences Sawangi, Wardha, Maharastra, India, India

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Vol. 11 No. (SPL 1) (2020): Volume 11 Issue (SPL 1)
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    COVID-19, dental, Challenges, Effectiveness, Tele-dentistry
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The present study was conducted to assess effectiveness and challenges of tele-dentistry and factors affecting it, during the times of COVID-19 health emergency among dental professionals. It was a cross-sectional questionnaire study conducted among dental professionals which was online. Mean age of Study participants were 32.3±3 years.  Majority of study participants major challenges to practice of Tele dentistry during Covid-19 Pandemic was lack of proper infrastructure {(189 (91.3%)}, negative attitude of Dental professionals {(93 (44.9%)}, According to {172 (83.1%)} dental professionals there are many challenges for practicing Tele-dentistry. Dental professionals reported that effectiveness of Tele dentistry during Covid-19 is good but all together challenges were large to practice. Tele dentistry in India due to which its effectiveness decreases and factors effecting its effectiveness barriers were  age, average number of patients seen per month before lockdown, and Practice closed due to Covid-19 outbreak.

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Vaibhav Krishna Singh
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dental College Azamgarh, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Neha Sethi
Department of Periodontics, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Science, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Neha.Sethi85@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Saurabh Sinha
Department of Periodontology and implantology, Purvanchal Institute of Dental, Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Koshika Tandon Sinha
Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge, Rama Dental College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Pankaj Malhotra
Department of Periodontics, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Kumar Gaurav Chhabra
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences Sawangi, Wardha, Maharastra, India
Vaibhav Krishna Singh, Neha Sethi, Saurabh Sinha, Koshika Tandon Sinha, Pankaj Malhotra, & Kumar Gaurav Chhabra. (2020). Effectiveness and Challenges of Tele-Dentistry and Factors Affecting It, During the Times of COVID-19 Health Emergency- A Perspective of Dental Professionals. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 11((SPL 1), 1725–1733. Retrieved from https://ijrps.com/home/article/view/2083
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