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257 - Application of Silver Diamine Fluoride: Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Friday, May 24, 2024
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM EST
Location: Exhibit Hall (back left corner of the hall, space 137)
Abstract:




Purpose: The objective of this retrospective study is to quantify and compare the application of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) in children before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Retrospective study using the electronic records from the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, Ricardo Salinas Clinic, and Laredo Pediatric Dental Clinic patient database to search and identify the dental code for SDF (D1354). Dental code for silver diamine fluoride populated from electronic dental records (Axium and anonymized) between March 2019-March 2022 for children aged between 2-6. Codes were then separated as follows: March 2019-March 2020 (before COVID-19), March 2020-March 2021 (during COVID-19), and March 2021-March 2022 (after COVID-19). The inclusion criteria included: All children, ASA 1-3, ages 2-6 years old, enrolled in Texas Medicaid Dental (MCNA/Dentaquest).

Results: From March 2019-March 2020, 66 patients had SDF placed. From March 2020-March 2021, 85 patients had SDF placed. From March 2021-March 2022, 148 patients had SDF placed. When comparing the year-end March 2020 data to the year-end March 2022 data, there was a 124% increase in silver diamine fluoride placement.

Conclusion: The data collected for our study can be utilized to represent the pandemic’s effect on non-aerosolized treatment of dental caries using silver diamine fluoride in young children. Our study showed the application of silver diamine fluoride in children aged 2-6 continues to increase after the pandemic.








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