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Module 4: Reliable and accurate data
Published in Raj Rattan, Ruth Chambers, Gill Wakley, Clinical Governance in General Dental Practice, 2017
Raj Rattan, Ruth Chambers, Gill Wakley
Teledentistry is the transmission of dental data, including radiographic and photographic images, from one place to another. Healthcare is being changed dramatically by the marriage of computers and telecommunications.8
COVID-19 in dental care: What do we know?
Published in Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2021
Marek Chmielewski, Oliwia Załachowska, Weronika Rybakowska, Dominika Komandera, Agata Knura, Adrian Albert, Julia Kostanowicz, Katarzyna Garbacz
During the triage, it is assessed how likely is the patient to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 and whether he/she belongs to a high-risk group of the infection [50]. According to Gurzawska-Comis et al., persons who had contact with SARS-CoV-2-positive patients or visited any high-risk region according to the WHO in the last 14 days are at very high risk of being infected, even despite the lack of flu-like symptoms. Also, patients with a negative epidemiological history, albeit presenting with flu-like symptoms, should be classified into the high-risk group. Whenever possible, appointments with infected or potentially infected patients should be postponed optimally for two weeks [48,51]. During this period, the patients should be managed remotely via teledentistry. The use of a three A scheme, i.e. Advice, Analgesia and Antibiotics (Antimicrobials), is advised for remote dental care [44,48,52–54]. If on admission to the clinic the patient presents with fever (> 38°C or > 37.5°C according to Izzetti et al. [49], the appointment should be postponed for at least 2–3 weeks, except for real emergencies. If the visit cannot be delayed, all preventive measures recommended for the management of high-risk patients should be executed [48,52,55].
Healthcare Delivery through Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study from a Tertiary Care Center in South India
Published in Hospital Topics, 2021
Brayal D’Souza, Shreyas Suresh Rao, Sayed Hisham, Avinash Shetty, Varalakshmi Chandra Sekaran, Mamatha Channappa Pallagatte, Somu G, Tejas Suresh Rao
A pilot study conducted to determine the suitability of teledentistry for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic concluded that teledentistry is effective in monitoring the patients’ dentistry ailments while reducing costs, limiting human contact, and decreasing the risk of COVID-19 dissemination (Giudice et al. 2020). For the effective management of “total joint arthroplasty” in patients through telemedicine, the following best practices are suggested: (a) patient education; (b) practice logistics; (c) technological considerations; and (d) regular monitoring of patient health information, all of which are necessary to provide care remotely for patients (Giudice et al. 2020; Rao et al. 2020).