Open AccessTELEDENTISTRY DURING COVID 19
Author(s) -
Palak Srivastava,
Pranjan Mitra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/12596
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , dental care , medicine , dental practice , intervention (counseling) , medical emergency , nursing , dentistry , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , virology , outbreak
The ongoing COVID19 pandemic has been a jarring blow to dental professionals as dental treatment requires close face-to-face encounters. To sustain the dental practice, Teledentistry is a cogent solution to continue providing dental care without adding to the risk of cross-infection via information technology. It is a necessary tool to obtain a balance between the safety of health care professionals still providing dental care to patients needing immediate intervention. The future of teledentistry is not limited to the pandemic its improvident to restrict the use of teledentistry when it has the potential to enhance the present dental health care delivery system.