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http://dx.doi.org/10.5933/JKAPD.2021.48.3.324

Analysis of the Association between COVID-19 and Dental Visits in Children and Adolescents through Big Data  

Son, Donghyun (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University)
Kim, Jihun (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry / v.48, no.3, 2021 , pp. 324-332 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate changes in dental visits in children and adolescents due to COVID-19. Based on the data provided by the Korea Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of dental visits among children and adolescents from January 2019 to August 2020, and the rate change according to Korean disease classification in 2019 and 2020 were analyzed by month and region. From January to August 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, the total number of visits to dental clinics and dental hospitals among children and adolescents decreased by 642,202 times (16.3%) in the 0 - 9 years old group, and 313,488 times (9.2%) in the 10 - 19 years old group. During the same period, the decreases due to Z29 (Need for other prophylactic measures) decreased by 118,219 times (34%) in the 0 - 9 years old group and 83,944 times (31%) in the 10 - 19 years old group, showing the greatest change. It is analyzed that overall dental service of children and adolescents has decreased due to COVID-19, and this may lead to deterioration of oral health of children and adolescents in the future, and this study can be used as a reference in case of an infectious disease such as COVID-19 in the future.
Keywords
COVID-19; Big data; Children; Adolescent; Dental visits; Dental service;
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