Customized Orthodontic Triage During COVID-19 Pandemic

Sana Bint Aziz; Priyanka Kapoor

doi:10.1177/0301574220963495

Customized Orthodontic Triage During COVID-19 Pandemic

J Indian Orthod Soc. 2020 Oct;54(4):391-393. doi: 10.1177/0301574220963495.

Authors

Sana Bint Aziz¹, Priyanka Kapoor²

Affiliations

¹ Dental Department, Dr N.C. Joshi Memorial Hospital, Karol Bagh, Govt of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
² Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Delhi, India.

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic necessitates streamlining patient influx in orthodontic office to avoid cross infection between patients, clinicians, and dental health care workers. A customized orthodontic triage has been proposed in this article to schedule patient appointments through priority triaging and, at the same time, provide self-care advice, virtual assistance, and remote monitoring for patient management in elective circumstances.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; orthodontic emergency; orthodontic triage; pandemic.