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Introduction: Patient health information materials, such as leaflets and posters are widely used by diverse health organizations and professionals as part of patient education or health promotion efforts and in support of preventive, treatment, and compliance objectives. Patient health information can be used to reinforce the information given previously, or it can serve as references to remind people of information they received earlier. Objectives: The objective of this study is to assess the use of the patient health information materials in the hospital waiting halls by the patient and their perception on these health information materials. Methodology: A questionnaire study was conducted among the patients waiting in general hospitals and dental hospitals of Vikarabad district. A pretested (Cronbach α = 0.81) self-administered questionnaire was developed. Patients waiting in the waiting rooms and aged 18 years and above were included in the survey. Results: A total of 564 participants completed the questionnaires. A total of 141 respondents indicated reading the health information materials present in the waiting rooms. Majority of the participants stated that advertisements in the television will be the best method for promotion of health. More than 50% of the patients face difficulty in understanding the medical terms in the health information material. Conclusions: Study suggests that patients value health information materials in the waiting rooms and they perceive such materials as being helpful in improving health-related management and self-management.

Introduction: The Internet has revolutionized the way information is shared and accessed. Information retrieval is easier now than ever before due to drastic increase in rise of modern search engines. One important domain in which the Internet plays an increasing role is health information access. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among 200 medical and 200 dental practitioners in Hyderabad. A pretested structured 15 item questionnaire was used to collect the data. Chi square test was used to assess the difference in internet usage among medical and dental practitioners. Results: Mean age of the practitioners was 37 years and majority of them were males. 76% dental practitioners use internet for getting updated about new materials and techniques.78% of medical practitioners used internet to get updated about the recent advances in treatment procedures. Conclusion: There is a significant difference in the usage of internet among medical and dental practitioners.

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AIM: This review provides an overview of the corona virus and to determine the precautionary recommendations to be taken by the Dental Professionals. BACKGROUND: Corona virus (COVID-19) in no time has captured the world’s attention and is declared as a pandemic by WHO. REVIEW RESULTS: Dental care settings inevitably carry the risk of infection due to the specificity of the procedures and effective preventive measures can help the spread of the infection. CONCLUSION: The outbreak of corona virus had already lead to huge number of deaths and its risk continues to remain high. Infection control measures are necessary to help control the situation. KEYWORDS: Corona virus, Pandemic, Dental considerations