Journal of Pierre Fauchard Academy (India Section)

Haritma Nigam ¹, Takshil D. Shah ², Sudhanshu Bhardwaj ³, Pravin Parmar ⁴, Aasif Raza ⁵, Sandhya Saware ⁶

Affiliations
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Pacific Dental College and Research Center, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
2 Department of Prosthodontics, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad - 380013, Gujarat, IN
3 Private Practioner, Periodontology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IN
4 Department of Dentistry, SMIMER Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, IN
5 Dental Surgeon, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Jharkhand, IN
6 Private Practitioner, Prosthodontics, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

Context: In the current era, the evolving pathogen, CoVs was originated anonymously in a patient suffering from pneumonia in Wuhan in December 2019 has drawn implausible care around the world. Aim: Its aim was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and degree of awareness among the North India population of different ages towards COVID-19 through a well-formatted questionnaire. Methods and Materials: A cross-sectional study of 384 participants enlisted from various places was conducted through an effective and dependable questionnaire including socio demographic and COVID-19 knowledge data in the population of Northern India. Statistical Analysis Used: ONE-WAY ANOVA test was used to illustrate statistical differences and result came as significant at (p<0.05). Result: Maximum participants were males (52%) of age 40-59 years (39%); secondary passed (12%) and people working in a private sector (12%). Conclusion: Due to collaboration of all the sources as social media, television, newspaper and health related advertisement public was having good knowledge about COVID-19.

Keywords

COVID-19, pneumonia, Wuhan.

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Haritma Nigam ¹, Takshil D. Shah ², Priyanki Saikia ³, Aasif Raza ⁴, Ankita Gupta ⁵, Kalyani Prapurna ⁶

Affiliations
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Pacific Dental College and Research Center, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
2 Department of Prosthodontics, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad - 380013, Gujarat, IN
3 Consultant Endodontist, Dental Concept, Guwahati, Assam, IN
4 Dental Surgeon, Ministry of Health & Family welfare, Girdih, Jharkhand, IN
5 Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Inderprastha Dental College & Hospital, New Delhi, IN
6 Consultant Periodontist, Conquer Hospital, Andhra Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 has become a crisis across the country these days, which likewise changed living of individual to entity contact and its spread. There the presentation of Teledentistry will be the solitary solution that will have the option to treat patients quickly and expertly. Aim: The current study aims to assess the awareness of dental professionals towards teledentistry during COVID-19 crisis in India. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conceded on over all 142 dentists. A self-organized, close-ended questionnaire containing 20 questions was appropriately assembled and distributed. Data collected from the survey was examined in terms of frequency (yes/no). One Way Anova test was used to exemplify statistical variances and result came as significant at p < 0.05. Results: The responses from specialist dental professionals (with or without practicing) responded (57%) and dentist working in a private sector (68%) having clinical experience of about 5-10 years (36%). Conclusion: Dentists were well aware of this advanced technique and due to feasibility, most of them were ready to practice it in future.

Keywords

COVID-19, Dentist, Teledentistry

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