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| DOI | 10.17126/JORALRES.2022.023 | ||
| Año | 2022 | ||
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Objective: To develop a new concept of teledentistry for the elderly through a web platform and associated mobile application in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods: A new concept for attention via teledentistry of the elderly supported by the web platform/ app TEGO (Acronym for Tele-platform of Geriatric and Dental Specialties in Spanish) was developed. Priority and urgent dental care for elderly patients in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic was provided onboard a mobile dental clinic equipped with all the necessary conventional dental care facilities as well as state-of-the-art digital technology. Dental care was carried out in five cities of Chile. For the study, 135 elderly patients were treated. The tele-dental care model includes visit-appointment and remote interconsultation with a staff of specialists. To evaluate patient satisfaction aspects, regarding the service / care provided, a user satisfaction survey was applied. Results: A total of 68 questionnaires were completed by patients. The results showed high levels of patients’ satisfaction after the priority or urgent dental care, which reached above 75% in all dimensions of the questionnaire (Access to dental care, user treatment, platform, recommendation). Conclusion: The generation of a technological eco-system for teledentistry can provide a series of important advantages in the attention of elderly patients, by optimizing the dental care coverage by different specialists who can provide attention to a population that has limited or no access to them.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Beltran, Victor | Hombre |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
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| 2 | Acuna-Mardones, Pablo | Hombre |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
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| 3 | DIAZ-ARANCIBIA, JAIME IGNACIO | Hombre |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
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| 4 | Alvarado, Eloy | Hombre |
Universidad de Valparaíso - Chile
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| 5 | Von Marttens, Alfredo | Hombre |
Universidad de Chile - Chile
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| Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo |
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| The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Ethics approval: Study protocol approval was granted by the Universidad de la Frontera Ethics Committee, decision 090/20. Funding: This article is part of the project “Semi-presential technological support platform for urgent and priority dental care for the elderly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Chilean population”, funded by the Contest for Rapid Allocation of Funds of the National Agency of Research and Development (ANID), Reference No. COVID0766, Chile. Eloy Alvarado was partially supported by CONICYT-PFCHA/ Doctorado Nacional/ 2018-21180953. Authors’ contributions: Conceptualization: Beltrán V, von Marttens A, Acuña-Mardones P. Research, methodology and supervision: Beltrán V, von Marttens A, Acuña-Mardones P, Díaz J.Data gathering: Acuña-Mardones P. Data analysis: Alvarado E. Writing—original draft: Beltrán V. Writing—review and editing: Beltrán V, Acuña-Mardones P. Image work: Acuña-Mardones P. Acknowledgements: None. |
| The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Ethics approval: Study protocol approval was granted by the Universidad de la Frontera Ethics Committee, decision 090/20. Funding: This article is part of the project “Semi-presential technological support platform for urgent and priority dental care for the elderly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Chilean population”, funded by the Contest for Rapid Allocation of Funds of the National Agency of Research and Development (ANID), Reference No. COVID0766, Chile. Eloy Alvarado was partially supported by CONICYT-PFCHA/ Doctorado Nacional/ 2018-21180953. Authors’ contributions: Conceptualization: Beltrán V, von Marttens A, Acuña-Mardones P. Research, methodology and supervision: Beltrán V, von Marttens A, Acuña-Mardones P, Díaz J.Data gathering: Acuña-Mardones P. Data analysis: Alvarado E. Writing—original draft: Beltrán V. Writing—review and editing: Beltrán V, Acuña-Mardones P. Image work: Acuña-Mardones P. Acknowledgements: None. |