TELE-DENTISTRY AN ASSET DURING COVID 19 LOCKDOWN IN LUCKNOW, INDIA: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Objectives: The objective of the present study was to evaluate patients perception towards tele-dentistry during lockdown period due to COVID 19. Methods: This cross-sectional study was a questionnaire-based study where 15 questions based on google form were sent to 40 patients visited to department of Prosthodontics. Out of which 33 patients responded the questionnaire. Result: Results for this study demonstrated that 40.7% of respondents were under 25 year age group while 33.3% of respondents were from the age group of above 51 year and 25.9 % of respondents were in the age group of 26-50 year. Also it was found that 45.5% patients brush twice daily, only 33.3% patients were following the tooth brushing as well as mouth washing regularly and 34.4% were agreed that tele-dentistry is an appropriate alternative to hospital visit during the pandemic situation whereas 40.6% patients responded that tele-dentistry may be used as an alternative to hospital visits. Conclusion: With the present study it was concluded that patients have positive inclination towards precative measures to spread the infection of novel corona virus, which inclined them to prefer tele dentistry as an alternative to the hospital visits.