IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES BY PATIENTS VISITING TERTIARY CARE DENTAL CENTRE LAHORE

Objective: To assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemicon utilization of Dental services by patients visiting a tertiary care dental centre in Lahore, Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: 28 Military Dental Centre, Combined Military Hospital Laho...

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Autores principales:	Qayyum Akhtar, Khalid Mahmood, Umer Qayyum, Nadeem Ahmed Rana, Hafiza Qurat-Ul-Ain Sajjad, Amjad Naeem
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2020
Materias:	covid-19 epidemic epidemicemergency dental services facial trauma records Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8c569146a6f64fb7b9eacf40054bce132021-12-02T14:55:05ZIMPACT OF COVID-19 ON UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES BY PATIENTS VISITING TERTIARY CARE DENTAL CENTRE LAHORE0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/8c569146a6f64fb7b9eacf40054bce132020-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5284https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemicon utilization of Dental services by patients visiting a tertiary care dental centre in Lahore, Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: 28 Military Dental Centre, Combined Military Hospital Lahore Medical and Dental College, from Feb to Apr 2020. Methodology: There cords of patients reported from 17 February to 16 April 2020 were retrieved from unit’s data bank and analysed. The patients’ demographic data and presenting complaints in pre-COVID group vs COVID group were compared using SPSS version 22. Results: A total of 3173 patients, 1802 Male and 1371 Females reported for routine and emergency dental services. The age ranged between 5 to 79 years (31.97 ± 13.032). 84% (248 vs 2925) less patient visited during COVID compared to Pre-COVID period Significantly less female visited 1337 (45.7%) vs 34 (13.7%) during COVID period (p<0.001). A significant difference was observed between two COVID period groups patients visited for various complaints requiring treatment (p<0.001). Acute pulpal/periodontal conditions 1051 (35.93%) were the leading cause of visit in pre-COVID period. While during COVID period Orofacial cellulitis/infections 123 (49.60%) were the leading cause followed by acute pulpal/periodontal conditions 107 (43.15%), non-urgent complaints 17 (6.85%) and facial trauma 1 (0.40%). Non-urgent complaints reduced from 1022 (34.94%) to 17 (6.85%). Conclusion: COVID-19 has strong impact on utilization of dental services, limiting them to the acute conditions mainly.Qayyum AkhtarKhalid MahmoodUmer QayyumNadeem Ahmed RanaHafiza Qurat-Ul-Ain SajjadAmjad NaeemArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlecovid-19epidemicepidemicemergency dental servicesfacial traumarecordsMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 70, Iss 2, Pp 560-564 (2020)
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topic	covid-19 epidemic epidemicemergency dental services facial trauma records Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
spellingShingle	covid-19 epidemic epidemicemergency dental services facial trauma records Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Qayyum Akhtar Khalid Mahmood Umer Qayyum Nadeem Ahmed Rana Hafiza Qurat-Ul-Ain Sajjad Amjad Naeem IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES BY PATIENTS VISITING TERTIARY CARE DENTAL CENTRE LAHORE
description	Objective: To assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemicon utilization of Dental services by patients visiting a tertiary care dental centre in Lahore, Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: 28 Military Dental Centre, Combined Military Hospital Lahore Medical and Dental College, from Feb to Apr 2020. Methodology: There cords of patients reported from 17 February to 16 April 2020 were retrieved from unit’s data bank and analysed. The patients’ demographic data and presenting complaints in pre-COVID group vs COVID group were compared using SPSS version 22. Results: A total of 3173 patients, 1802 Male and 1371 Females reported for routine and emergency dental services. The age ranged between 5 to 79 years (31.97 ± 13.032). 84% (248 vs 2925) less patient visited during COVID compared to Pre-COVID period Significantly less female visited 1337 (45.7%) vs 34 (13.7%) during COVID period (p<0.001). A significant difference was observed between two COVID period groups patients visited for various complaints requiring treatment (p<0.001). Acute pulpal/periodontal conditions 1051 (35.93%) were the leading cause of visit in pre-COVID period. While during COVID period Orofacial cellulitis/infections 123 (49.60%) were the leading cause followed by acute pulpal/periodontal conditions 107 (43.15%), non-urgent complaints 17 (6.85%) and facial trauma 1 (0.40%). Non-urgent complaints reduced from 1022 (34.94%) to 17 (6.85%). Conclusion: COVID-19 has strong impact on utilization of dental services, limiting them to the acute conditions mainly.
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author	Qayyum Akhtar Khalid Mahmood Umer Qayyum Nadeem Ahmed Rana Hafiza Qurat-Ul-Ain Sajjad Amjad Naeem
author_facet	Qayyum Akhtar Khalid Mahmood Umer Qayyum Nadeem Ahmed Rana Hafiza Qurat-Ul-Ain Sajjad Amjad Naeem
author_sort	Qayyum Akhtar
title	IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES BY PATIENTS VISITING TERTIARY CARE DENTAL CENTRE LAHORE
title_short	IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES BY PATIENTS VISITING TERTIARY CARE DENTAL CENTRE LAHORE
title_full	IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES BY PATIENTS VISITING TERTIARY CARE DENTAL CENTRE LAHORE
title_fullStr	IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES BY PATIENTS VISITING TERTIARY CARE DENTAL CENTRE LAHORE
title_full_unstemmed	IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES BY PATIENTS VISITING TERTIARY CARE DENTAL CENTRE LAHORE
title_sort	impact of covid-19 on utilization of dental services by patients visiting tertiary care dental centre lahore
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/8c569146a6f64fb7b9eacf40054bce13
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IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES BY PATIENTS VISITING TERTIARY CARE DENTAL CENTRE LAHORE

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