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
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.
Teledentistry, Telemedicine, Microphone, Headset or External speaker
