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To identify and synthesize evidence on the application, benefits, and implementation barriers of teledentistry tools in public dental health services.

October 1, 2019Telemedicine Journal and e-Health

How Has Teledentistry Been Applied in Public Dental Health Services? An Integrative Review

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CCChristine Böhm da CostaUniversidade da Região de Joinville FPFelipe da Silva PeraltaUniversidade Sociedade Educacional de Santa Catarina AMAna Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de MelloUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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Integrative review demonstrates that teledentistry improves access and reduces consultation wait times in public dental care, indicating significant potential for advancing oral health equity.

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To identify and synthesize evidence on the application, benefits, and implementation barriers of teledentistry tools in public dental health services.
Searched five electronic databases (PubMed/Medline, Virtual Health Library, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science) for studies with original data on teledentistry in public dental health care.
Identified and reviewed 24 studies meeting the inclusion criteria.
Teledentistry was applied primarily for remote patient care, professional training and continuing education, specialist consultation, and patient orientation.
Identified advantages included improved access to care, reduced consultation wait times, enhanced interaction between general dentists and specialists, and cost-effective service delivery.
Key implementation challenges involved limited technical infrastructure, poor compliance, professional resistance, and legal and data security issues.

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Costa et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc1a2fc5db605ba0751c2e https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2019.0122

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Integrative review demonstrates that teledentistry improves access and reduces consultation wait times in public dental care, indicating significant potential for advancing oral health equity.

How Has Teledentistry Been Applied in Public Dental Health Services? An Integrative Review

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How Has Teledentistry Been Applied in Public Dental Health Services? An Integrative Review

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