What would your favorite mean to communicate with your orthodontist to inform him/her about your emergency during the pandemic?
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Social media groups
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1
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0.6%
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I Do Not Care
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9
|
5.8%
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Call the operator at the hospital/beeper
|
19
|
12.3%
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Text message
|
54
|
35.1%
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Call my orthodontist directly
|
62
|
40.3%
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Unanswered
|
9
|
5.8%
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Do you like the idea of tele-dentistry to supervise the progress and integrity of the orthodontic appliance?
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Extremely useful
|
21
|
13.64%
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Useful
|
39
|
25.32%
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Neutral
|
64
|
41.56%
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Not useful
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13
|
8.44%
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Extremely non-useful
|
8
|
5.19%
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Unanswered
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9
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5.84%
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Do you think that an emergency issue can be solved via tele-dentistry?
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Strongly agree
|
7
|
4.55%
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Agree
|
29
|
18.83%
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Neutral
|
70
|
45.45%
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Disagree
|
31
|
20.13%
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Strongly disagree
|
9
|
5.84%
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Unanswered
|
8
|
5.19%
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How would you like your orthodontist to follow up with your treatment during the pandemic?
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Tele-dentistry consults
|
5
|
3.25%
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Phone/text
|
13
|
8.44%
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Face to face
|
24
|
15.58%
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Text message
|
50
|
32.47%
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Phone
|
50
|
32.47%
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Other
|
8
|
5.19%
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Unanswered
|
4
|
2.60%
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How often would you like to connect with your orthodontist during the pandemic?
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Every 3 months
|
8
|
5.2%
|
Every 2 months
|
23
|
14.9%
|
Monthly
|
111
|
72.1%
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Unanswered
|
12
|
7.8%
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How often would you like to be seen for regular checkups during the pandemic?
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Every 12 weeks
|
3
|
1.9%
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Every 10 weeks
|
3
|
1.9%
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Every 8 weeks
|
9
|
5.8%
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Every 6 weeks
|
20
|
13.0%
|
Monthly
|
113
|
73.4%
|
Unanswered
|
6
|
3.9%
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If you had a choice of a type of an appliance to be used for your treatment during the pandemic would you go for:
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Aligners
|
44
|
29%
|
Fixed braces
|
84
|
55%
|
Unanswered
|
26
|
17%
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