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Arik Amin, DMD, MPH (he/him/his)
Resident
NYU Langone Hospitals
NYU Langone Hospitals
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Daniel J. Kane, DMD, MA
Program Director
NYU Langone Hospitals
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Sujatha S. Sivaraman, BDS,DMD, MPH
Associate Program Director
NYU Langone Hospitals
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Purpose: The aim of this retrospective study is to compare the number of pediatric dental visits, type of dental visits, and types of procedures completed before (March 15, 2017 to May 15, 2017) and during (March 15, 2020 to May 15, 2020) COVID-19 lockdown for patients of record at Compass Health’s Pediatric Dental Department.
Methods: A chart review was conducted on children ages 6 months to 18 years old seen from
Columbia Compass Health’s Pediatric Dental Department at before and during Covid-19 lockdown. The study will include treatment performed in an office environment (under non-pharmacological behavior management, nitrous oxide and/or oral conscious sedation) or in a hospital setting (under general anesthesia).
Results: The number of limited exams (D0140) was 104 (2.8%), periodic oral evaluations (D0120) was 340 (9.2%), comprehensive oral evaluations (D0150) was 75 (2.0%), and infant oral exams (D0145) was 25 (0.7%). A bivariable analysis will be completed comparing ADA codes from 2017 and 2020.
Conclusion: It is expected based on the bivariable analysis a significant increase would be found in the number of limited exams performed during the COVID 2020 lockdowns.