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Delphi Project on the trends in Implant Dentistry in the COVID‐19 era: Perspectives from Latin America
Author(s) -
Alarcón Marco Antonio,
SanzSánchez Ignacio,
Shibli Jamil Awad,
Treviño Santos Alejandro,
Caram Santiago,
Lanis Alejandro,
Jiménez Paola,
Dueñas Ricardo,
Torres Ronald,
Alvarado Jacinto,
Avendaño Adrián,
Galindo Roberto,
Umanzor Vilma,
Shedden Mónica,
Invernizzi Carlos,
Yibrin Caroll,
Collins James,
León Roberto,
Contreras Luis,
Bueno Luis,
LópezPacheco Andrea,
MálagaFigueroa Lilian,
Sanz Mariano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical oral implants research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.407
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1600-0501
pISSN - 0905-7161
DOI - 10.1111/clr.13723
Subject(s) - covid-19 , dentistry , latin americans , delphi , delphi method , political science , medicine , computer science , virology , disease , pathology , artificial intelligence , law , outbreak , operating system , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Aim To establish trends in Implant Dentistry in Latin America in the COVID‐19 pandemic. Material and methods A steering committee and an advisory group of experts in Implant Dentistry were selected among eighteen countries. An open‐ended questionnaire by Delphi methodology was validated including 64 questions, divided in 7 topics, concerning the various trends in dental implantology. The survey was conducted in two rounds, which provided the participants in the second round with the results of the first. The questionnaires were completed on August 2020, and the online meeting conference was held on September 2020. The final prediction was developed through consensus by a selected group of experts. Results A total of 197 experts from Latin America answered the first and second questionnaire. In the first round, the established threshold for consensus (65%) was achieved in 30 questions (46.87%). In the second round, performed on average 45 days later, this level was achieved in 47 questions (73.43%). Consensus was completely reached on the item “Diagnostic” (100%), the field with the lowest consensus was “Demand for treatment with dental implants” (37.5%). Conclusions The present study in Latin America has provided relevant and useful information on the predictions in the education and practice of Implant Dentistry in the COVID‐19 era. The consensus points toward a great confidence of clinicians in the biosecurity protocols used to minimize the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission. It is foreseen as an important change in education, with introduction of virtual reality and other simulation technologies in implant training.