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CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
Volume 24, Issue 5, Pages 1861-1864Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-020-03267-8
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COVID-19; Epidemics; Dental care; Telehealth
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- Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology [PKUSSNCT-19A03]
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Objectives To assess the status of health services provision of public tertiary dental hospitals during the COVID-19 epidemic in China and to evaluate the regional difference of telehealth. Materials and methods The health services provision of public tertiary dental hospitals in China mainland during the COVID-19 epidemic was inquired. The status of non-emergency dental services, emergency dental services, and online professional consultation and the hospitals' geographical distribution were recorded and analyzed. Results All the 48 public tertiary dental hospitals suspended general non-emergency dental treatment while providing emergency dental services only. Ninety percent of them notified the change of dental services online, and 69% of them offered free online professional consultations. The penetration rate of online technology was significantly higher in the eastern region than that of the central and western regions. Conclusions There was a significant change in the health service provision of Chinese public tertiary dental hospitals during the COVID-19 epidemic and wider use of telehealth in the eastern region.
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