Advancement Of Teledentistry At The University Of Rochester's Eastman Institute For Oral Health
| Autor: | Ronald J. Billings, Dorota T Kopycka-Kedzierawski, Sean W. McLaren |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Rural Population
medicine.medical_specialty 020205 medical informatics Cost-Benefit Analysis 02 engineering and technology Oral health Dental Caries Vulnerable Populations Health Services Accessibility 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine stomatognathic system 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine Humans Teledentistry Child Dental Care for Children business.industry Health Policy Infant 030206 dentistry Telemedicine stomatognathic diseases Infectious disease (medical specialty) Family medicine Child Preschool business |
| Zdroj: | Health affairs (Project Hope). 37(12) |
| ISSN: | 1544-5208 |
| Popis: | Dental caries is the most prevalent infectious disease among US children. National surveys have shown that poor and minority-group children are not only disproportionately affected by dental caries but also have limited access to oral health care. Following successful exploratory applications of both synchronous and asynchronous models at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, teledentistry has been demonstrated to be a practical and cost-effective way to improve oral health care for rural and disadvantaged children. These models support the role of teledentistry in reducing the costs of and barriers to accessing oral health care, improving oral health outcomes, increasing use of oral health care resources, and leading to the establishment of a dental home for underserved children. The advancement of teledentistry underscores the need for its integration with local, regional, and national telehealth programs and the role of policy makers in establishing a balanced framework for teledentistry within the overarching health care system. |
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