Publication: Online Orthodontic Screening for Dental Education
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Date
2022
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Ectodermal Dysplasia Group Turkey
Abstract
Dental education around the world were being affected by the pandemic COVID-19. Patients
could not come to received treatment and students could not performed dental clinical practical due
to lockdown implementation. To overcome this, an online orthodontic screening for examination and
diagnosis was developed to help dental students to practice and perform assessment on patients.
The objective of this study was to assess the possibility of using online orthodontics screening as
an alternative way to physical classes and orthodontic clinics. This cross-sectional study was
conducted on clinical years dental students.
A total of seventy subjects participated in this study. All subjects were required to assess
orthodontic patient extra-oral and intra-oral attributes base on the online orthodontic screening.
The result shows that all subjects could identify correctly extra-oral features such as assessment of
the skeletal pattern and soft tissue. While mixed result was noted on intra-oral characteristics such
as teeth condition, teeth in occlusion and lower upper arches. As a conclusion, the implementation
of orthodontic screening thru online method can be utilized as a feasible alternative in comparison
to the traditional clinical setting.
Description
Volume ∙ 15 ∙ Number ∙ 3 ∙ 2022
Keywords
Orthodontics, Online, Tele-Medicine, Dental Education.