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e-Health Care in Dentistry and Oral Medicine

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Telemedicine has been in use for over 30 years for consultation, diagnosis and treatment, in a broad range of medical fields; despite this, there has been little use of similar ICT-focused practices within oral health. Notwithstanding the relatively slow adoption of teledentistry, the application of ICT in dentistry is increasing. The application of teledentistry suggests a range of possible beneficial applications, such as the efficient delivery of health records, improved communication between providers and patients and enhanced education opportunities. This chapter describes the main e-oral health tools already available for practitioners. It presents the limitations and advantages which need to be taken into consideration. The chapter also notes the non-ICT tools necessary for wider implementation, including legal, ethical and regulation challenges. For teledentistry to be effective, it is also important that all sites involved are adequately resourced in terms of staff, equipment, telecommunications, technical support and training. Enabling tools covered in this chapter also include organisational change and the development of user friendly e-oral health systems, as well as new skills among oral health practitioners.

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Mariño, R., Chinnasamy, A. (2018). e-Oral Health Tools. In: Giraudeau, N. (eds) e-Health Care in Dentistry and Oral Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69450-4_2

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