Dental Hand for Rural Population: Teledentistry
| Autor: | Ruhi Mark, Vipul Gupta, Ankita Jain, Chandan Agali, Devanand Gupta, Dara John Bhaskar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Contemporary Dentistry. 4:27-29 |
| ISSN: | 2279-0217 2278-2680 |
| Popis: | PurposeTo know any alternate method for the provision of dental needs for the rural population.IntroductionTeledentistry is an upcoming field in dentistry that combines telecommunication technology and dental care. It is an exciting field that has endless potential. Teledentistry increased patient access to dental care, improved quality of care and the cost effectiveness. Teledentistry is also useful in long-distance clinical training and continuing education, screening and dentistlaboratory communication.Materials and MethodsThis review article is formulated based on the available literature online. A thorough search was made on the pubmed and other reliable sources and then this review is formed.ConclusionTeledentistry may provide a possible solution to many prevailing problems related to dental care provision, like people living in rural areas and those who are not able to retrieve regular dental care. The future of teledentistry will depend on the efforts of the health authorities as on the collective efforts of the dental professionals. Most of the dentists are unaware about teledentistry, about its goals and advantages and how to get involved into it.How to cite this articleJain A, Bhaskar Dj, Gupta D, Agali C, Gupta V, Mark R. Dental Hand for Rural Population: Teledentistry. J Contemp Dent 2014;4(1):27-29. |
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