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Venegas, Bernardo

Beltran, Victor

von Marttens, Alfredo

Acuna-Mardones, Pablo

Sanzana-Luengo, Cristina

Rueda-Velasquez, Sandra J.

Alvarado, Eloy

Flores, Marco

Cerda, Angeline

Implementation of a Teledentistry Platform for Dental Emergencies for the Elderly in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile

HINDAWI LTD

BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

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"Objectives. To develop and implement a ""semi-presential"" technology platform to support urgent and priority dental care for the elderly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic among the Chilean population. Methods. A dental mobile clinic was implemented along with the development of a technological platform designed to support emergency and priority dental procedures, including teleconsultation with specialists. Under strict biosafety protocols, dental care was provided in five Chilean regions between February and May 2021. Sociodemographic, medical, and dental data were recorded. Results. A total of 135 patients over sixty years old, with a mean age of 72 years, were treated, 48 males and 87 females were attended between February and May 2021 in five different regions of Chile. 53.3% required immediate or urgent treatment, and 24.4% were derived to specialists from whom 60.6% needed immediate or urgent treatment. 74.3% of teleconsultations were derived to an oral pathology specialist. Conclusion. It was shown that a ""semi-presential"" technology platform implemented in a mobile dental clinic can help elderly people who are impeded to look for traditional dental assistance during a pandemic."

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"We would like to especially thank the following collaborators for their support to the project: Dr. Josephine Scott, Dr. Sergio Acosta, Dr. Patricio Ly, Dr. Leonardo Diaz, Dr. Juan Fonseca, Dr. Juan Carlos Molina, Dr. Wilfried Engelke, Mr. Francisco Fernandez, Mr. Diego Acuna-Mardones, Ms. Macarena Rodriguez, Dr. Alejandro Retamal, Dr. Luis Paul Rodriguez, Dr. Gonzalo Vasquez, Dr. Macarena Lopez, Dr. Irene Morales, Dr. Rodrigo Giacaman, Dr. Patricio Rubio, Dr. Isabel von Marttens, Dr. Walter Diaz, Dr. Andres Ly, Dr. Fernanda Munoz, Ms. Angela Mardones, Dr. Jaime Ignacio Diaz; Social Workers from the National Service for the Elderly (SENAMA-Chile). This article is part of the project ""Semi-presential technological support platform for urgent and priority dental care for the elderly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Chilean population,"" funded by the Contest for Rapid Allocation of FuDnds of the National Agency of Research and Development (ANID), Reference no. COVID0766, Chile. Eloy Alvarado was partially supported by CONICYT-PFCHA/Doctorado Nacional/(2018-21180953).

Nos gustaría agradecer especialmente a los siguientes colaboradores por su apoyo al proyecto: Dra. Josephine Scott, Dr. Sergio Acosta, Dr. Patricio Ly, Dr. Leonardo Diaz, Dr. Juan Fonseca, Dr. Juan Carlos Molina, Dr. Wilfried Engelke, Sr. Francisco Fernández, Sr. Diego Acuña-Mardones, Sra. Macarena Rodríguez, Dr. Alejandro Retamal, Dr. Luis Paul Rodríguez, Dr. Gonzalo Vásquez, Dr. Macarena López, Dra. Irene Morales, Dr. Rodrigo Giacaman, Dr. Patricio Rubio, Dra. Isabel von Marttens, Dr. Walter Díaz, Dr. Andrés Ly, Dra. Fernanda Muñoz, Sra. Ángela Mardones, Dr. Jaime Ignacio Díaz; Trabajadores Sociales del Servicio Nacional del Adulto Mayor (SENAMA-Chile). Este artículo forma parte del proyecto “Plataforma tecnológica semipresencial de apoyo a la atención odontológica urgente y prioritaria del adulto mayor en el contexto de la pandemia COVID-19 en la población chilena”, financiado por el Concurso de Asignación Rápida de Fondos del Fondo Nacional. Agencia de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID), Referencia no. COVID0766, Chile. Eloy Alvarado contó con el apoyo parcial de CONICYT-PFCHA/Doctorado Nacional/(2018-21180953)."

10.1155/2022/6889285

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Implementation of a Teledentistry Platform for Dental Emergencies for the Elderly in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile

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ANID COVID0766

ANID 2018-21180953