Impact of COVID-19 on emergency oral health care in New Jersey

CONCLUSIONS: The lockdown affected emergency dental clinic services at RSDM. Teledentistry visits played a key role in screening patients and in facilitating the delivery of oral health care and timely follow-ups to patients who needed urgent in-person emergency visits.PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Data gathered will lead to a better understanding of patients seen in the emergency clinic and can help with long-term planning for both institutional and smaller outpatient clinics during public health emergencies.PMID:38069962 | DOI:10.1016/j.adaj.2023.11.002

Source: Journal of the American Dental Association - December 9, 2023 Category: Dentistry Authors: Shyam A Shah Zhi Chao Feng Vincent B Ziccardi Source Type: research