TELEDENTISTRY

NEXT STEP INTO DIGITALIZATION.AN ATTEMPT TO GROW WITH COLLECTIVE EFFORTS IN ‘DIGITAL INDIA’

-Brij Patel-Kathan Mehta

We will cover…

Introduction Objectives What is Teledentistry Applications of Teledentistry Benefits of Teledentistry Components Teledentistry at global level and in India Magnitude of Problems Future Perspective Conclusion

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INTRODUCTION According to WHO STATISTICS,

DENTIST:POPULATION RATIO In

2004 - 1:30000 In urban areas- 1:10000 In rural areas- 1: 150000

2014 - 1:10000

Ideal ratio - 1:7500

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Teledentistry: proposal of an implementation model in india by Mallick R, Perwez E, Noor R,Sachdeva S, Tamrakar AK, Annals of Dental Specialty Vol. 4; Issue 2. Apr – Jun 2016

INTRODUCTION

As we all are aware about the increasing use of information technology and communication.

There is also increasing demand of video conferencing and digitalization which definitely saves time and money.

Birth of teledentistry as a subspecialist field of medicine can be linked to 1994 and a millitary project of U.S.A.(U.S. Army’s Total dental access project)

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WHAT IS TELEDENTISTRY?

Cook(1997): “The practice of using video-conferencing technologies to diagnose and to provide advice about the treatment over a distance.”

University of Nebrasca: “Teledentistry is the use of information technology for dental consultation, education, public awareness and care.”

  Teledentistry, a subset of the concept of telemedicine, involves the use

of Telecommunications and information technologies to support long-distance clinical oral healthcare, patient and professional health-related education, public health, and health administration.

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OBJECTIVES

By reviewing the available literature

Evaluate the concordance between distance assessments(teledentistry) and face to face dental examination.

Identify barriers to the implementation of this approach. Provide suggestions towards wider implementation of

this approach.

TeleMedicine

ISRO Telemedicine programme started in 2001

Presently, the Telemedicine network of ISRO covers 384 hospitals with 60 specialty hospitals connected to 306 remote/rural/district/medical college hospitals and 18 Mobile Telemedicine units.

Extension of healthcare through telemedicine mobile van during Koshi river floods in Bihar.

http://www.isro.gov.in/applications/tele-medicine

TYPES OF TELEDENTIST

RY

TWO WAY INTERACTIVE/

REAL TIMESTORE AND FORWARD

APPLICATIONS OF TELEDENTISTRY 7

Applications

Tele-consultati

on

Tele-diagnosis

Tele-treatmen

tTele-

education

Tele-training

In Endodontics

In Prosthodontics

Crown and Bridge

InPedodontics

Oral MedicineIn

InOral &

Maxillofacial Surgery

InOrthodontia

Benefits of Teledentistry

Ability to improve access to oral health care for the underserved areas

Reduce health care costs

Improve the delivery of oral health care

Overcome Shortages of Dental Professional (Arizona Department of Health Services situated in USA)

Collaboration of Health Providers

Communication/collaboration with specialists

Save travel time to a remote clinics

COMPONENTS

TELEDENTISTRY AT GLOBAL LEVEL

TELEDENTISTRY IN INDIA For the success of the teledentistry initiative, it is important to

partner with an ISP, who could support this initiative by providing free or low-cost bandwidth, possibly as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program.

Internet Service Providers. One such ISP (Reliance JioInfocomm)

4G high speed data coverage

1. 5,000 towns/ cities as well as over 2. 215,000 villages in India within 2015,with a target

to expand coverage to over 600000 villages . Press Trust of India, November 04, 2014. Reliance JioInfocomm Applies for Network Test Ahead of 4G Launch. Press Trust of India: New Delhi. Available at

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/telecom/news/reliance-jio-infocomm-applies-for-network-test-ahead-of-4g-launch-616167

23. Press Trust of India, Apr 6, 2014. Promoting healthcare comes under CSR ambit: Government. Press Trust of India: New Delhi. Available at http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-04-06/news/48908562_1_csr-norms-csr-activities-csr-work.

Magnitude of Problems

Privacy

Malpractice

Licensure

Acceptance

Cost

FUTURE PERSPECTIVE

CONCLUSION

The teledentistry approach proved to be a feasible and viable solution, in terms of time, stress, and money saved for patients.

When taking a societal perspective, the implementation of TD is likely to be a cost-effective alternative compared with the standard practice of face-to-face consultation.

Moreover, it is helpful for students to get better patient exposure thereby improving there clinical expertise and ultimately the number of beneficieries.

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REFERENCES Teledentistry: proposal of an implementation model in india by Mallick R,

Perwez E, Noor R,Sachdeva S, Tamrakar AK, Annals of Dental Specialty Vol. 4; Issue 2. Apr – Jun 2016

http://www.isro.gov.in/applications/tele-medicine Press Trust of India, November 04, 2014. Reliance JioInfocomm Applies for

Network Test Ahead of 4G Launch. Press Trust of India: New Delhi. Available at http://gadgets.ndtv.com/telecom/news/reliance-jio-infocomm-applies-for-network-test-ahead-of-4g-launch-616167

23. Press Trust of India, Apr 6, 2014. Promoting healthcare comes under CSR ambit: Government. Press Trust of India: New Delhi. Available at http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-04-06/news/48908562_1_csr-norms-csr-activities-csr-work.

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