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What does teledentistry mean? Mapping of current definitions.
Review in Digital health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Teledentistry for Improving Access To, and Quality of Oral Health Care: Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Patient Comfort With Smartphone-Based and Intraoral Camera Imaging in Teledentistry: Observational Cross-Sectional Study.Online journal of public health informatics · 2026Article
- Healthcare Providers' Perspectives on Teledentistry Use in Supporting Oral Care of First Nations Children: A Qualitative Study.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Utilising Teledentistry for Interdisciplinary Oral Assessment in Older Patients: An International Cross-Sectional Survey.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Teledentistry for Homebound and Institutionalized Older Adults: A Rapid Review for Its Potential Use in Primary Healthcare.Public health challenges · 2026Review
- Accuracy of remote diagnosis of oral mucositis in children and adolescents with cancer using a mobile App: a pilot study.Brazilian oral research · 2026Article
- Acceptance and readiness for tele-dentistry among dental professionals amidst conflict in Sudan.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Telemedicine and Digital Tools in Dentistry: Enhancing Diagnosis and Remote Patient Care.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
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2 authors.
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Abstract
Access to timely oral healthcare services is paramount for any oral healthcare system, as good oral health contributes to overall quality of life and wellbeing. Despite several initiatives' efforts, there are still persistent deficiencies in accessing oral healthcare. As a result, teledentistry is recognized as a promising and cost-effective intervention to reduce oral health inequalities, enhance patients' outcomes and experiences, improve oral healthcare providers' wellbeing, reduce costs, and contribute to environmental sustainability in dentistry. However, there is confusion in its terminology with many interchangeably used terms referring to this concept. Therefore, based on our research on systematic reviews on teledentistry, we define teledentistry as the use of technology for remote oral healthcare delivery between patients and oral healthcare providers or between healthcare providers. Its goals are to facilitate access to care, reduce oral health inequalities, mitigate the economic impact of oral diseases and treatment, and foster interprofessional collaboration.
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