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Teledentistry: Future Perspective in Dentistry


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1 Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India
2 Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India
3 Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India
4 Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India
     

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Combination of telecommunications and dentistry such as exchanging clinical information and images over remote areas for dental consultation and treatment planning is known as Teledentistry. It has the capacity of improving the access and delivery of oral health care at lower price. It has a potentiality to eradicate the discrepancy in oral health care between rural and urban areas. This review article discusses about the scope, origin, requirements of teledentistry along with ethical and legal issues. This article also reviews about the teleconsultation methods and applications of teledentistry in rural and urban areas.

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Teledentistry, Telemedicine, Microphone, Headset or External Speaker.
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A. M. Sherene Christina Roshini
Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India
N. Aravindha Babu
Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India
Karthika Nagarajan
Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India
K. M. K. Masthan
Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India

Abstract


Combination of telecommunications and dentistry such as exchanging clinical information and images over remote areas for dental consultation and treatment planning is known as Teledentistry. It has the capacity of improving the access and delivery of oral health care at lower price. It has a potentiality to eradicate the discrepancy in oral health care between rural and urban areas. This review article discusses about the scope, origin, requirements of teledentistry along with ethical and legal issues. This article also reviews about the teleconsultation methods and applications of teledentistry in rural and urban areas.

Keywords


Teledentistry, Telemedicine, Microphone, Headset or External Speaker.