Knowledge and Awareness of Teledentistry among Dental Professionals – A Cross Sectional Study

Boringi, Mamatha; Waghray, Shefali; Reddy, Lavanya; Babu, Dara Balaji Gandhi; Badam, Raj Kumar; Harsha, Niharika; Garlapati, Komali; Chavva, Sunanda

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2015/13303.6320

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“…In the present study, the knowledge and awareness among the postgraduates was low which is in accordance with few studies (Boringi et al, 2015, Nagarajappa et al, 2013. But our study also showed that the first BDS, fourth BDS & interns had comparatively better knowledge, attitude and awareness than postgraduates, which is a contrary finding to some studies (Boringi et al, 2015, Nagarajappa et al, 2013.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…The current study depicted that majority of the participants agreed that teledentistry is the practice of use of computers, internet and intraoral camera technologies to diagnose and provide advice about treatment over a distance, which is in accordance with several studies (Chhabra et al, 2011, Balsaraf and Chole, 2015, Boringi et al, 2015.…”

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confidence: 67%

“…But our study also showed that the first BDS, fourth BDS & interns had comparatively better knowledge, attitude and awareness than postgraduates, which is a contrary finding to some studies (Boringi et al, 2015, Nagarajappa et al, 2013. This result can be attributed to the fact that gadgets like smart phones & smart media are apparently used more often by the younger generation, having more exposure to information technology.…”

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confidence: 53%

“…In contrary, another study in Hyderabad (Boringi et al, 2015) stated that majority of first year dental undergraduates agreed to the statement that teledentistry can improve health education of masses. The possible reason for this difference of opinion may be that third years enter their clinical postings of department of public health dentistry, where they are taught about importance of public health education & its measures, hence, they were able to correlate with teledentistry and how it can be useful for public health education better than the first years.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…Tele in Greek means distance and Mederi in Latin means to heal. It is a part of Telemedicine having many branches like Telestomatology, Teleradiology, Telepathology, Tele oral surgery and Teleorthodontics (Boringi et al, 2015).…”

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Knowledge, attitude & awareness among dental students about teledentistry in kolkata, west bengal, india – a cross sectional study

Sen¹,

Bhat²,

Mandal³

2017

Int J Recent Sci Res

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The aim of the study was to to assess the knowledge, attitude and awareness regarding teledentistry among dental students of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among 200 dental students of a dental college & hospital in Kolkata. A self-administered structured questionnaire was circulated among the dental students and the completed questionnaires were statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics including percentages and Chi-square test. Results showed that majority of the respondents were of 18-25 years age[n=140(78.3%)] and gender distribution of sample was 81 males and 119 females. It was observed that knowledge, attitude and awareness were low among postgraduates when compared to first BDS, fourth BDS and interns. Most of the dental students agreed that teledentistry is a time saving approach(69%) but 38.5% said that it is not cost-effective. 42.5% of the participants responded neutrally for the statement that dental procedures can be done more accurately with the help of computers and intraoral camera and 45.5% agreed that teledentistry can help in dental tourism. It can be concluded from the study results that a fair knowledge, attitude and awareness exists regarding teledentistry, its benefits, applicability, and drawbacks among the dental students of Kolkata. In future, this budding technology could be incorporated in dentistry effectively by increasing campaigns/programs promoting teledentistry.

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Knowledge, attitude & awareness among dental students about teledentistry in kolkata, west bengal, india – a cross sectional study

Sen¹,

Bhat²,

Mandal³

2017

Int J Recent Sci Res

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Feasibility of teledentistry in population groups: Introducing a matrix model for its assessment

Suresh

Hegde

2021

World Med & Health Policy

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The COVID‐19 pandemic has seen a sudden increase in the demand for healthcare organizations to improve their utilization of digital platforms to supplement the reach of conventional healthcare services. In the wake of this crisis, dentistry is on the cusp of a major overhaul, promoting preventive practices and a rapid shift to teledentistry platforms. A random push to adapt to teledentistry platforms may cause the straining of available resources and manpower, especially in sectors involved in the care of vulnerable population groups like children, individuals with special needs and those in the low socioeconomic strata. It is thus advisable to make this transition systematically, beginning with an analysis of feasibility, done periodically, to maximize efficiency. Described in this article is a system to facilitate this transition by utilizing a matrix model, laying foundation for assessment of feasibility based on target population characteristics. It calls for the improvement of population characteristics to reduce strain on the healthcare sector using key indicators of the model, paired against potential barriers, and is described using a case study from the field.

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Teledentistry: A New Approach in Dental Medicine

González

Torreira

Chamorro-Petronacci

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Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing

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Knowledge and Awareness of Teledentistry among Dental Professionals – A Cross Sectional Study

Cited by 43 publications

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Knowledge, attitude & awareness among dental students about teledentistry in kolkata, west bengal, india – a cross sectional study

Knowledge, attitude & awareness among dental students about teledentistry in kolkata, west bengal, india – a cross sectional study

Feasibility of teledentistry in population groups: Introducing a matrix model for its assessment

Teledentistry: A New Approach in Dental Medicine

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