Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Dental Sciences

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COVID-19 Pandemisi Döneminde Tele-Diş Hekimliği
Tele-Dentistry During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period
Melih ÖZDEDEa, Nuray BAĞCIb, İlkay PEKERb
aPamukkale Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız, Diş ve Çene Radyolojisi ABD, Denizli, TÜRKİYE
bGazi Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız, Diş ve Çene Radyolojisi ABD, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
Turkiye Klinikleri J Dental Sci. 2021;27(3):482-9
doi: 10.5336/dentalsci.2020-76630
Article Language: TR
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ÖZET
 Çin'de ortaya çıkan yeni koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)], dünya geneline yayılmış ve birçok insanın enfekte olmasına veya hayatını kaybetmesine neden olmuştur. Bu hastalığın yayılımı, damlacık veya yüz yüze temas yoluyla olduğu için hastalar, diş hekimleri ve çalışanları arasında çapraz enfeksiyonla hastalığın bulaşma riski yüksektir. Son dönemde teknolojinin ilerlemesiyle ortaya çıkan teletıp uygulamaları; hastalıkların teşhisi, tedavisi, takibi ve önlenmesi gibi birçok konuda uzaktan erişim olanağı sağlar. Tele-diş hekimliği ise ağız-diş sağlığının iyileştirilmesi amacıyla ağız-diş bakımı, konsültasyon, eğitim ve toplumun bilinçlendirilmesi için sağlık bilgi teknolojisi ve telekomünikasyon sistemlerinin kullanıldığı, teletıp uygulamalarının bir dalıdır. Tele-diş hekimliğinin avantajları, hızlı olarak elde edilen hasta verilerinin uzaktan kontrol edilebilmesi ve kayıt altına alınması, birçok kişiyle eş zamanlı görüşülebilmesi, uzun vadede maliyetin ve sağlık hizmetlerinde eşitsizliklerin azaltılmasıdır. Bununla birlikte, uzaktan yapılan bu uygulamalar sırasında fiziksel muayene yapılamaması, elde edilen bilgi kalitesinin düşük olabilmesi, veri güvenliğiyle ilgili sorunların oluşabilmesi, bazı yasal sorunların meydana gelebilmesi, sistemin kurulmasının maliyetli olabilmesi ve internet erişimindeki problemler gibi dezavantajları mevcuttur. Tele-diş hekimliği, son yıllarda gelişen bir konu olduğu için elde edilen veriler sınırlıdır. Bu derlemede, COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında tele-diş hekimliğinin uygulama alanları, avantajları, dezavantajları ve bu süreçte tele-diş hekimliğinin geliştirilebilmesi için yapılan öneriler sunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID19; diş hekimliği; enfeksiyon kontrolü; SARS virüsü; teletıp
ABSTRACT
 The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) that emerged in China has spread worldwide and caused many people to become infected or die. Since the spread of this disease is by droplet or face-to-face contact, there is a high risk of transmitting the disease by cross-infection between patients, and dental personnel. Telemedicine applications, which have emerged with the advancement of technology in the last period, provide remote access to many issues such as diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and prevention of diseases. Tele-dentistry, on the other hand, is a branch of telemedicine applications, where health information technology and telecommunication systems are used to improve oral-dental health, oral-dental care, consultation, education, and public awareness. The advantages of tele-dentistry are the ability to remotely control and record patient data obtained remotely, be able to contact many people simultaneously, reduce costs in the long-term, and reduce inequalities in health care. However, there are disadvantages such as the inability to perform a physical examination, low quality of information obtained, problems related to data security, some legal problems, costly installation of the systems, and problems in internet access during these remote applications. Since telemedicine is a developing subject in recent years, the data obtained are limited. In this review, the application areas, advantages, disadvantages of tele-dentistry during the COVID-19 pandemic, and suggestions for improving tele-dentistry in this process are presented.

Keywords: COVID19; dentistry; infection control; SARS virus; telemedicine
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