Open AccessTelemedicine Among Oral Medicine Practitioners During COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Future Impact on the Specialty
Author(s) -
Maha Ali Al Mohaya,
Mansour M Almaziad,
Khalid A Al-Hamad,
Mohammad Zahid Mustafa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s325777
Subject(s) - telemedicine , pandemic , medicine , specialty , health care , covid-19 , family medicine , medical emergency , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , economics , economic growth
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic necessitated widespread changes in delivery of dental care. Telemedicine utilization increased overnight during this pandemic because of its ability to enhance access to oral healthcare, easily link to remote area, time management, low cost, etc. We aimed to identify the utilization of telemedicine among oral medicine practitioners in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 pandemic and identify future impacts, potential challenges and barriers hindering the implementation of telemedicine.