PURPOSE The purpose of this systematic review is to identify clinical outcomes, health care utilization and costs associated with teledentistry. Relevant databases were searched for articles on teledentistry published until March 2012, reference lists examined and key journals hand searched. Of a possible 58 articles, 19 studies met the inclusion criteria. Clinical outcomes were generally impro...

With the availability of oral care services very unevenly distributed in rural or remote areas, underserved people seek oral care from non-dental care providers. Against this backdrop, and coupled with the decreasing cost of and innovations in technology, there is a growing interest in the adoption of telemedicine services. Regardless of the lack of good-quality evidence supporting the cost-eff...

Most of the telemedicine projects do not pass the pilot stage. A comprehensive evaluation of telemedicine pilot projects is needed in order to improve their success rate and to create a knowledge base for future projects. In this paper we address this issue through the study case on a pilot teledentistry project with 5 different implementation sites. A literature review of teledentistry and tel...

BACKGROUND Teledentistry is a synergistic combination of telecommunications technology; internet and dental practice which shows promising potential to be a highly effective mechanism for enhancing diagnosis and related treatment. AIM To assess the knowledge and attitudes regarding teledentistry among dentists of Udaipur. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the total of 105...

As expected, technologic innovations in the field of dentistry have been extensive in recent years. Most important advances have been made in the use of computers, telecommunication technology, digital diagnostic imaging services, devices and software for analysis and follow-up. Nowadays, it is hard to imagine a dentistry clinic without computerized patient registry, electronic invoicing, digit...

Teledentistry is an exciting new area of dentistry that fuses electronic health records, telecommunications technology, digital imaging, and the Internet to link health providers in rural or remote communities. For the patient located in underserved or remote areas, teledentistry improves ready access to preventive dental care and teleconsultation with specialists. It allows the dentist in the ...

Dokter gigi merupakan salah satu profesi yang beresiko tinggi tertular virus COVID-19 karena interaksinya sangat dekat dengan jalur transmisi saat bekerja. Teledentistry, bagian dari telemedicine, mengalami peningkatan dalam permintaan sebagai alternatif layanan tatap muka aman di masa pandemi. Persepsi dokter penting untuk dipertimbangkan melihat prospek teledentistry mendatang. Scoping review...

Aim The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and feasibility of using teledentistry for the screening and diagnosis of dental caries in children between the age groups of three to six years. Design This study included a total of 318 school-going children whose caries scores were calculated by visual method and using digital photographs generated by an intraoral camera by two examiner...