Tele dentistry - Its Practical Applicability, Hurdles and Future Prospects

Teledentistry is an amalgamation of dentistry and telecommunication where the clinical information exchanged between patient/ caregiver with dentist from a remote distance. The role teledentistry came into spotlight in pandemic Covid 19 era. This proved to be safest method provide health care assistance preventing disease transmission was cost effective also formed bridge rural urban communities. It helps telediagnosis formulation treatment dental emergenices. has improved lot recent times due advent smart phones, widespread internet connectivity video conferencing applications. could hassle free consultations as well patient history can stored data base for longer period time. review highlights origin, its applications, drawbacks covid lock down phase. Bangladesh Journal Medical Science Vol.22 (Special Issue) 2023 p.52-57