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Teledentistry is part of telemedicine. This refers to any kind of health care service done at a distance. Clinical data and images are exchanged over remote distances by phone, email, app, etc. This enables remote dental consultation and treatment planning.
Teledentistry is not one service. Rather, it refers to a number of techniques and tools used to administer dental care at a distance. These include:
using a video chat app, a patient and dentist can hold a live video 'virtual visit.' These virtual visits may deal with emergencies or routine dental care.
Dentists can use software to create and send prescriptions to patients. Antibiotics, non-narcotic pain medications, etc. can all be prescribed in this way. Doctors and patients can also electronically keep track of medication history, dosages, allergies, and so on.
a patient’s medical and health data are collected via a device and app. The data are then sent to a healthcare provider. For example, daily brushing habits can be monitored to help prevent sepsis and other common problems.
this includes health care education, practice, and delivery done over mobile devices such as cell phones, tablets, and PDAs.
A word of caution:
surfing the web for dental advice or Googling “why does my tooth hurt?!” is not teledentistry. Don’t forget that there is a lot of misinformation out there. Take online dental advice with a grain of salt.
But when you use a phone or device to receive a professional dental consultation and diagnosis from an expert? That’s Teledentistry.
Basic dental services such as consultation and data collection can be provided from the comfort of a patient’s home.
Patients can save on transportation and other costs and will not be forced to leave work early to visit the dentist’s office. Teledentistry reduces office costs for dentists, who then pass the savings on to their patients.
Teledentistry provides access to dental care for people in remote or rural areas who may not have a dentist’s office nearby. Teledentistry is also beneficial for seniors or persons with disabilities who may not be able to physically visit a dentist’s office.
Teledentistry enables dentists to provide care for many more people, and much more quickly, than would be possible in a physical office building.
People with many obligations and busy schedules have more opportunities to make a dental appointment.
Teledentistry allows for socially distant dentistry. This keeps dental professionals and patients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the event of emergencies, patients can contact their dentist remotely and potentially avoid costly trips to the ER. This reduces overcrowding at local emergency rooms.
Teledentistry, and Telehealth more generally, allows ERs and urgent care facilities to contact just the right expert for a particular situation, no matter where that expert lives or works.
When used by trained professionals or by patients with the right guidance, these tools can greatly expand access to dental care. Some of these tools are:
Every patient is unique in their own way. The need and requirements for every patient are different. my practice provides a blend of modern technology and human touch in a painless way which is customized to the need of each patient.
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