Open AccessDecoding COVID-19: What Dentist Should Know?
Author(s) -
Sriharsha Pudi,
Naseemoon Shaik,
Supriya Yadlapati
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of science and healthcare research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-7587
DOI - 10.52403/ijshr.20211010
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , medical emergency , dental care , battle , health care , medicine , telehealth , infection control , business , telemedicine , internet privacy , dentistry , computer science , political science , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , intensive care medicine , pathology , archaeology , law , history
The outbreak of the Corona virus has rapidly escalated globally as a Pandemic. Due to the characteristic dental setup & procedures the risk of cross infection is sky high not only to the Dental health care personnel but also to the patients. During this time utilizing digital resources to assist patients can be of great advantage. Doing less invasive procedures with more protection and screening can be the finest way to battle the situation. This pandemic situation provides an unprecedented opportunity for the dental community to shift the practice towards the use of Teledentistry. Teledentistry may overcome the obstacle in providing sufficient oral health services comfortably during the current pandemic situation.Although the world of Dentistry has many challenges the main aim is to provide value-based dental care and exploit the tremendous potential of Telecommunication services & other virtual and digital alternatives to confront the challenges that are faced due to infection control, lack of awareness etc.Keywords: Artificial intelligence,COVID-19, Dentistry, Pandemic, Teledentistry.