Era of COVID-19: Now it's time for developing countries to embrace telemedicine use in clinical oral healthcare services and research (teledentistry) Kanmodi Kehinde Kazeem*1, 2, 3 1Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc, Ibadan, Nigeria 2Mental and Oral Health Development Organization Inc, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria 3Department of Community Health, Aminu Musa Habib College of Health Science and Technology, Yauri, Nigeria *Corresponding Author E-mail: kanmodikehinde@yahoo.com
Online published on 9 April, 2021. Abstract Oral health is a very vital component of good health and wellbeing. However, the burden of oral disease is so enormous that about 3.5 billion people are affected with the disease globally. To make it worse, there exists inequality in oral healthcare in many parts of the world, more especially in the developing countries. With the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, which is currently characterized by lockdowns, many people are unable to access oral healthcare services. Furthermore, the barriers to the use of telemedicine in the developing countries are so enormous. This paper was a narrative written to discuss the need for developing countries to adopt the use of telemedicine use in oral healthcare services and research (teledentistry) in order to enhance public access to oral healthcare services in this current era of COVID-19 pandemic. Top Keywords Telemedicine, Teledentistry, Oral Healthcare, COVID-19, Lockdown, Developing Country. Top |