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Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice of teledentistry during COVID-19 among dentists in Southern Saudi Arabia. Material(s) and Method(s): A questionnaire with 27 questions was constructed, validated and circulated electronically via social media channels like WhatsApp and by email to dentists from various fields in Southern Saudi Arabia. Data were collected and analyzed using the statistical software SPSS 23.0. Result(s): Most of the respondents showed a positive behavior towards all domains of the questionnaire, including knowledge, attitude and practice of teledentistry. Out of 839 participants, 532 participants were familiar with this term, most of them (64.4%) were practicing it during the pandemic of COVID-19. Discussion(s): It is an emerging technique that has the ability to improve the delivery of dental care diagnosis to communities with limited access or no access to specialists. As of today, there is a need for improvement in practicing it among the Saudi dental community.Copyright © 2022, Derman Medical Publishing. All rights reserved.
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Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice of teledentistry during COVID-19 among dentists in Southern Saudi Arabia. Material and Methods: A questionnaire with 27 questions was constructed, validated and circulated electronically via social media channels like WhatsApp and by email to dentists from various fields in Southern Saudi Arabia. Data were collected and analyzed using the statistical software SPSS 23.0. Results: Most of the respondents showed a positive behavior towards all domains of the questionnaire, including knowledge, attitude and practice of teledentistry. Out of 839 participants, 532 participants were familiar with this term, most of them (64.4%) were practicing it during the pandemic of COVID-19. Discussion: It is an emerging technique that has the ability to improve the delivery of dental care diagnosis to communities with limited access or no access to specialists. As of today, there is a need for improvement in practicing it among the Saudi dental community.
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Introduction: The pandemic created a new communication tool, namely teledentistry, applied in different dental fields all around the world. The aim and objective of the present study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of teledentistry during COVID-19 among dentists in Southern Saudi Arabia. Materials and methods: A questionnaire including 20 questions was elaborated, validated and circulated electronically by social media channels like WhatsApp, or by and emails sent to Southern Saudi Arabia dentists from various fields. Data was collected and analyzed with a statistical software. Results and discussion: Most of the respondents showed positive behavior towards all domains of the questionnaire, including knowledge, attitude and practice of teledentistry. Out of 839 participants, 532 were familiar with this term, and most of them (64.4%) are practising it during the pandemic of COVID-19. Conclusions: Teledentristy is an emerging technique having the ability to improve the delivery of dental care diagnosis for communities with limited or no access to specialists. Accordingly, there is a need for improvement in its practising among the Saudi dental community.