ArticleThe British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery2020
Following COVID-19 clinicians now overwhelmingly accept virtual clinics in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Article in The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Telemedicine in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Narrative Review of Clinical Applications, Outcomes and Future Directions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Utilising remote imaging consultation for the early detection of oral cancer: a case series and pilot study.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2025Article
- Teledentistry as an Effective Tool for the Communication Improvement between Dentists and Patients: An Overview.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Virtual consultations for oral surgery patients.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Significant rise in neck infections progressing to descending necrotizing mediastinitis during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine.Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery · 2021Article
- Balancing patients' fears of recurrence and fears of COVID-19 when considering their preference for review consultations.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Is Tele-Dentistry an Effective Approach for Patient Follow-up in Maxillofacial Surgery.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
Virtual consultations and telemedicine have been an emerging trend in modern medicine, which has seen acceleration in uptake across a wide range of specialties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following on from previous work by the authors in 2019 examining clinician and patient appetite for virtual consultations in maxillofacial surgery, we sought to evaluate whether there had been a change in attitudes as a result of the pandemic. A clinician survey of the consultants at a large teaching hospital and prospective data collection of virtual consultation outcomes was carried out from the inception of UK government lockdown measures to tackle the pandemic. From 151 consultations, 149 (98.7%) successfully established a working diagnosis and treatment plan and/or concluded an episode of patient care, without the need to convert to a face-to-face encounter between clinician and patient. The total number of consultations (virtual or otherwise) was significantly lower than the same time period the preceding year however (1,223 compared with 465 consultations). All consultants surveyed felt the pandemic had altered their opinion of virtual clinics and their place in maxillofacial surgery but cited a number of issues. Further work is required to understand the driving forces behind staff attitudes and the long-term adoption of telemedicine within the specialty as services return to some sense of normalcy.
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