Tele-dentistry: An Alternative Dental Care Access

Abstract

In the practice of tele-dentistry, online consultation is done and the basic oral care advice and service is provided via a virtual platform. Tele-dentistry increases the efficiency and impact of dentistry by promoting collaboration and connecting dental care providers to patients in need. This article review and discuss the applications and scope of teledentistry as a part of health care services to both urban and rural population. Articles on tele-dentistry were searched and reviewed from various databases like PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Cochrane database. Teledentistry assisted healthcare delivery can be an ideal set up in India. It can create prospect for all kind of healthcare specialist along with dental specialist to work out together. Tele-dentistry will be just an alternative way of accessibility to medical facilities. The prospective of tele-dentistry will definitely be a remarkable in the future in India