Open AccessTeledentistry and COVID-19: Be Mindful of Bogus “Good” Ideas!
Author(s) -
Nicolas Giraudeau
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.792
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1945-7243
pISSN - 0046-9580
DOI - 10.1177/00469580211015050
Subject(s) - covid-19 , public health , digital health , health care , public relations , nothing , medicine , business , political science , nursing , philosophy , disease , epistemology , pathology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The current health crisis has led to the emergence of new practices, new tools, and an increased use of digital health. Unfortunately, these are too often developed in a way that defies all logic or which has nothing to do with public health. Oral health professionals have been particularly affected during this crisis, and the use of digital health, and especially teledentistry, has been considered in many countries. However, the development of teledentistry is not free of bogus “good” ideas. It is time that teledentistry be adequately considered, while ensuring the quality of the medical procedure and with the aim of reducing inequalities in terms of access to oral healthcare and public health problems.