Teleconsultations in oral medicine: dentist perception during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

IF 2.2 3区医学

Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal Pub Date : 2024-04-14 DOI:10.4317/medoral.26456

K-M Paiva, S. Trezena, D-M Silveira, L-A França, D-R Martelli, A-L Ribeiro, P-R Bonan, H. Martelli-Júnior

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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 AND METHODS 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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口腔医学中的远程会诊：巴西 COVID-19 大流行期间牙医的看法。

背景本研究旨在描述巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州北部大区的牙医对 COVID-19 大流行期间口腔医学远程诊断用户的看法。数据收集工作于 2022 年 5 月至 10 月期间在网上进行。结果样本包括 255 名牙科医生，主要为女性。在认知方面，相当大比例（47.8%）的受访者同意他们希望经常使用远程诊断，超过半数（60.6%）的受访者同意该技术易于使用，只有一小部分（8.8%）的受访者在使用时需要技术支持，近半数（48.2%）的受访者表示希望在大流行后继续使用该技术。当被问及病人在传递信息时是否感到自信和舒适时，一半以上的人不同意或保持中立（58.4%），在专业人员应用该工具的信心方面也发现了类似的结果。但是，专业人员必须接受培训并做好准备，以便在使用时得心应手。

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Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal Medicine-Surgery

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期刊介绍： 1. Oral Medicine and Pathology: Clinicopathological as well as medical or surgical management aspects of diseases affecting oral mucosa, salivary glands, maxillary bones, as well as orofacial neurological disorders, and systemic conditions with an impact on the oral cavity. 2. Oral Surgery: Surgical management aspects of diseases affecting oral mucosa, salivary glands, maxillary bones, teeth, implants, oral surgical procedures. Surgical management of diseases affecting head and neck areas. 3. Medically compromised patients in Dentistry: Articles discussing medical problems in Odontology will also be included, with a special focus on the clinico-odontological management of medically compromised patients, and considerations regarding high-risk or disabled patients. 4. Implantology 5. Periodontology