ArticleAmerican journal of dentistry2020
Feasibility of establishing tele-dental approach to non-traumatic dental emergencies in medical settings.
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- Feasibility and Acceptability of Pediatric Teledentistry: A Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Acceptability of teledentistry use among residents and staff in aged residential care facilities in the Otago region of New Zealand.Gerodontology · 2024Article
- The most common types of nontraumatic dental conditions among emergency department visits in North Carolina before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2024Article
- eHealth, teledentistry and health workforce challenges: results of a pilot project.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Utilization of Teledentistry in Antimicrobial Prescribing and Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases during COVID-19 Lockdown.European journal of dentistry · 2020Article
- Expectations Regarding Dental Practice: A Cross-Sectional Survey of European Dental Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeNon-traumatic dental condition visits (NTDCs) represent about 1.4% to 2% of all Emergency Department (ED) visits and are limited to palliative care only, while associated with high cost of care. Feasibility of establishing a tele-dental approach to manage NTDCs in ED and Urgent care (UC) settings was undertaken to explore the possibility of utilizing remote tele-dental consults.
methodsParticipants with NTDCs in ED/UCs were examined extra and intra-orally: (1) directly by ED provider, (2) remotely by tele-dental examiner (trained dentist) using intra-oral camera and high-definition pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, (3) directly by treating dentist post ED/UC visit (if applicable) and, (4) secondary assessment by tele-dental reviewer. Comparisons were drawn between differential diagnoses and recommended managements provided by ED/UC providers, tele-dental examiner, treating dentist, and tele-dental reviewer.
results13 patients participated in the study. The overall inter-rater agreement between the tele-dental examiner and tele-dental reviewer was high while it was low between tele-dentists and the ED providers. The preliminary testing of tele-dental intervention in the ED/UC setting demonstrated potential feasibility in addressing the NTDC landing in ED/UC. Larger interventional studies in multi-site setting are needed to validate this approach and especially evaluate impact on cost, ED/UC workflow and patient outcomes. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Using tele-dentistry to triage non-traumatic dental visits to the emergency room may be a promising approach. Once this approach is validated through a larger study, tele-dental outreach could help in directing non-traumatic dental emergency patients to the appropriate dental setting to provide treatment for the patients.
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