Impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on children's oral health and caregiver's attitude towards Teledentistry: A Kuwait-based survey.
| Autor: | AlHayyan WA; Pediatric dentist Aljahra Specialized dental center, Kuwait city, Kuwait; dr_w.ali@hotmail.com., Alshamrani KK; Pediatric dentist Aljahra Specialized dental center, Kuwait city, Kuwait., Rasheed AM; Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait., Alenezi SSHH; Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of population therapeutics and clinical pharmacology = Journal de la therapeutique des populations et de la pharmacologie clinique [J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol] 2022 Jul 29; Vol. 29 (3), pp. e62-e72. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 29 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.47750/jptcp.2022.924 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To evaluate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children's oral health and caregiver's attitude towards teledentistry. Material and Method: A questionnaire was distributed to 583 caregivers of children aged between 3 and 10 years through electronic messages, which consisted of nine multiple choice questions divided into three parts. The first part included demographic data (age, gender, and educational level); the second part addressed the assessment of oral health of children by their caregivers during the lockdown, the reason and influence of the pandemic on the oral health of children; and the third part was related to caregiver's attitude towards healthcare system and teledentistry. Pearson's Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact test were used for analysis using SPSS (version 21.0). Result: Around 93.5% of caregivers were not satisfied with their child's oral health. Approximately 91.5% of caregivers agree that the coronavirus pandemic has negatively affected their child's oral health. Most of them think that alteration in sleep patterns is the main reason. Ninety-three percent of caregivers have been reported to utilize teledentistry during the pandemic period, but 53.2% did not know whether teledentistry could solve their child's oral healthcare problems. About 7% disagree that teledentistry can be helpful for the oral healthcare needs of children. Conclusion: Coronavirus disease has a negative impact on children's oral health. There is a need to increase awareness about teledentistry among caregivers in Kuwait. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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