Dental teleconsultation in COVID-19 time. Literature review

• Autores: Li Pereyra, Carmen, Ahumada-Rafael, Fernanda, López-Málaga, Aldair, Alomia-Huamán, Pamela, Rodríguez De La Torre Ugarte, Ximena, Hernández-Beltrán, Cindy, Llacza-Arellano, Liliana, Zarate Chavarria, Rocio
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.usmp.edu.pe:article/2023
• Enlace del recurso: https://portalrevistas.aulavirtualusmp.pe/index.php/Rev-Kiru0/article/view/2023
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Teledentistry; Odontology; Coronavirus; Teleodontología; Odontología

          The high transmissibility of the etiological agent SARS-CoV-2, led the dentist to be the health professional with the highest risk of contagion due to the face-to-face consultation where he is in contact with saliva and blood in addition to the use of aerosols. This has led to the use of technology and telecommunications as a tool for a remote consultation, being known as Teleodontology. The search criteria for scientific articles in electronic format have been based on publication time, presence of DOI, no language is excluded; obtained from sources such as PubMed, SciElo, Google Scholar. Carrying out the search in July 2020. In Peru, 70% of infections in dentists were during the face-to-face consultation, the legal and ethical aspect leads to distrust of carrying out a teleconsultation. This research work provides recommendations from the reason for consultation, informed consent, prescription, patient follow-up, as well as the tele-education approach. CONCLUSIONS: Teleodontology is one of the first options to provide consultation in cases that do not require a face-to-face consultation, however, the lack of a protocol, supporting laws and training has led to distrust in carrying it out.