Abstract
Objectives
Explore how to manage oral healthcare during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Materials and methods
In
order to solve oral healthcare during the COVID-19 outbreak, our
hospital has taken effective measures: build a team of experts, which
provide a 24-h hotline, online video consultation, and online training
and push popular science articles on WeChat. For the treatment of
emergency patients aside from routine epidemic prevention measures, some
special measures for oral treatment need to be added.
Results
From
January 23, 2020, to March 2, 2020, a total of 3035 patients received
oral therapy during the COVID-19 epidemic in our hospital. To our
knowledge, no oral health worker or patient has been infected with
COVID-19 due to oral treatment, and no patients have complained about
the suspension of treatment by complaints hotline.
Conclusion
COVID-19 is a novel challenge for oral healthcare. Attention should be paid to oral healthcare during the outbreak of COVID-19.
Clinical relevance
These
experiences of oral healthcare can be used as a reference by
stomatological hospitals and oral clinics during public health
emergencies.
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