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 tele-dentistry 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. Tele-dentistry 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.
Keywords: Tele-dentistry, Tele-dentistry Apps, Services of Tele-dentistry, Utilization in India.

Author(s): Debasruti Naik*, Motirmoy Giri, Nikita Sahu, Utkalika Das
Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Pages: 886-893
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47857/irjms.2024.v05i02.0676