Current Behaviour Counselling in Pediatric Dentistry Post Covid Surge - A Questionnaire Survey
Nanjappa Aishwarya*
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, RajaRajeswari Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Author: Nanjappa Aishwarya, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, RajaRajeswari Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Published: September 20, 2023
Abstract
COVID-19 had a catastrophic effect on the world resulting in numerous deaths worldwide. It possessed a risk of spread, hence there was a need in modification of dental treatment of children. AAPD and WHO suggested modifications in treatment protocols/techniques like Hall’s technique, rubber dam, Tell-show-do, silver diamine fluoride and “limiting the use of syringes” which were adapted by dentists. A survey using Google forms was composed referring to various scientific journals and articles to assess the changes adopted by the pediatric dentists post pandemic. This survey was circulated amongst 400 pediatric dentists. In this survey, the techniques and methods adopted by the dentists during the covid pandemic period and their continuation in their clinical practice post covid were evaluated.
Keywords: children; modified pediatric treatment protocol; post covid