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Health services provision of 48 public tertiary dental hospitals during the COVID-19 epidemic in China.

ABSTRACT: 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. CLINICAL RELEVANCE:This report demonstrated that dental health services were significantly affected by the COVID-19 epidemic in China, which might lead to a long-time impact on dental care in the future.

SUBMITTER: Yang Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7118209 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Health services provision of 48 public tertiary dental hospitals during the COVID-19 epidemic in China.

Yang Yang Y Zhou Yin Y Liu Xiaoqiang X Tan Jianguo J

Clinical oral investigations 20200403 5

<h4>Objectives</h4>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.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>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 distr ...[more]

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