Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Health Service (NHS) had to adapt and innovate in ways to provide clinical care.A traditional healthcare model, where patients travel to a clinical building for their care, or a clinician travelled to the patients' home, was not possible.Instead, many Trusts established or expanded virtual ways of providing care; the patient and clinician connect remotely, via telephone, video call, or written communication.Beyond the pandemic, virtual clinics and wards have become a routine part of NHS healthcare, with benefits for patients, staff, and the environment.1 Dental procedures cannot be carried out virtually, so in this paper we refer to appointments that are for assessment, treatment planning, or review.In the speciality of paediatric dentistry, where patients have rapidly evolving dentitions and undergo rapid change, there is a high need for these types of appointments.The aim of this paper is to highlight different formats of virtual clinics that are relevant to the field of paediatric dentistry, using example cases and quality improvement data from the virtual clinics at the Eastman Dental Hospital.
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.13245
Authors: Alexandra Lyne, Joe Noar
Institution: Eastman Dental Hospital
Language: English
Topic: Dental Research and COVID-19
Subfield: General Dentistry
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4402321371