Open AccessTeledentistry; Escalating Horizon in COVID-19
Author(s) -
Kaur Ishdeep
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access journal of dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-8771
DOI - 10.23880/oajds-16000281
Subject(s) - covid-19 , telemedicine , demographics , medicine , pandemic , bridging (networking) , telehealth , medical emergency , health care , political science , computer science , computer security , infectious disease (medical specialty) , demography , disease , pathology , virology , sociology , outbreak , law
Teledentistry has emerged as an efficacious technique of extending oral care services to the patients remotely assisted by the sophisticated technology of telecommunication. Over time, teledentistry has established itself as a convenient, labour saving, time effective and an economical alternative alongside bridging the inequality of the available services between the urban and rural demographics. This review explores the evolution and applications of teledentistry and how it has been instrumental in attending to the needs of patients specifically in times of a roaring pandemic where inpatient examination and treatment in a dental facility was not feasible or stalled as a precautionary measure. Not only does it assists in attending to emergencies and routine consults but also in screening and reporting of any plausible cases with COVID infection.