Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11

Teledentistry: Future perspective in dentistry

  • Author:
  • A. M. Sherene Christina Roshini1, N. Aravindha Babu2,, Karthika Nagarajan3, K. M. K. Masthan4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 3185 to 3188

1Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

2Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

3Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

4Professor and Head of the Department Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

*Corresponding Author: Dr. N. Aravindha Babu, Professor, Department of Oral pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Online published on 27 March, 2020.

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