The efficacy of remote screening for dental caries by mid‐level dental providers using a mobile teledentistry model

Estai, Mohamed; Kanagasingam, Yogesan; Huang, Boyen; Checker, H.; Steele, Lesley; Kruger, Estie; Tennant, Marc

doi:10.1111/cdoe.12232

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“…Smartphones and applications have contributed to the technological advancement in health care in recent years, influencing methods of research, access to information and communication between professionals and patients (Collado-Borrell et al, 2016). The data obtained in the review suggested that researchers were interested, mainly, in understanding the potential of using, developing and evaluating these new tools available for dentistry, especially those designed for the clinical activity (Dhuvad, Dhuvad, & Kshirsagar, 2015;Tam & Lee, 2016;Estai et al, 2016;Adams, 2016;Kalman, Chrapka, & Joseph, 2016). The interest is relevant, since applications for Dentistry can facilitate the tasks related to information processing and communication, such as: registration of patient information, research in specific literature, discussion with colleagues and auxiliary professionals and communication with patients.…”

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Dental Apps for Smartphones: New Way of Providing Services and Education

Faria¹,

Sancas²,

Pintor³

et al. 2018

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Objective: To review the literature about dental applications (DAPP) for smartphones (SP) and search/describe DAPP available in Portuguese, in 3 operating systems. Methods: Aiming the review, the terms "smartphones", "app" and "dentistry" were searched in the databases Pubmed, Virtual Health Library (BVS) and Google Scholar. Based on the review results, DAPP were searched for teaching and learning (TL), clinical practice (CP), patient orientation (PO) and professional update (PU), in Portuguese, in the Android, iOS and Windows systems. In 3 SP (iPhone 5S with iOS 9.3.5; Samsung Galaxy A5 6 2016 with Android; Microsoft-RM-1109 with Windows Phone 8.1 Update2) the term "dentistry" was inserted in APP searches. Results: Forty-three papers were included in the review and 215 DAPP were selected: 120 on Android, 90 on iOS, and 5 on Windows. DAPP were classified according to the focus in: CP (n = 99

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Dental Apps for Smartphones: New Way of Providing Services and Education

Faria¹,

Sancas²,

Pintor³

et al. 2018

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“…As per dental screening protocol used in previous trials [26,27], tele-assistants (trained research assistants) will acquire still dental images from children using a novel image acquisition App installed in smartphone devices (Fig. 1).…”

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“…The proposed project builds on previous validation trials that examined the feasibility of the teledentistry approach to dental screening [25][26][27]. The findings showed that the use of dental photography in dental screening is feasible and offered a moderate diagnostic accuracy relative to visual dental screening.…”

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Teledentistry as a novel pathway to improve dental health in school children: a research protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Background: Despite great improvement in child oral health, some children subgroups still suffer from higher levels of dental caries. Geographic and socioeconomic barriers and the lack of access to dental care services are among common reasons for poor oral health in children. Historically in Australia, oral health therapists or dental therapists have been responsible for providing dental care for school children through the School Dental Services (SDS). The current SDS has been unable to provide sustainable dental care to all school children due to a reduction in workforce participation and limited resources. We propose a paradigm shift in the current service through the introduction of user-friendly technology to provide a foundation for sustainable dental care for school children. Methods/design: We describe an ongoing parallel, two-armed, non-inferiority randomised controlled trial that compares routine and teledental pathway of dental care in children aged 4-15 years (n = 250). Participating schools in Western Australia will be randomly assigned to the control or teledental group, approximately three schools in each group with a maximum of 45 children in each school. All participants will first receive a standard dental examination to identify those who require urgent referrals and then their teeth will be photographed using a smartphone camera. At the baseline, children in the control group will receive screening results and advice on the pathway of dental care based on the visual dental screening while children in the teledental group will receive screening results based on the assessment of dental images. At 9 months follow-up, all participants will undergo a final visual dental screening. The primary outcomes include decay experience and proportion of children become caries active. The secondary outcomes include the diagnostic performance of photographic dental assessment and costs comparison of two pathways of dental care. Discussion: The current project seeks to take advantage of mobile technology to acquire dental images from a child's mouth at school settings and forwarding images electronically to an offsite dental practitioner to assess and prepare dental recommendations remotely. Such an approach will help to prioritise high-risk children and provide them with a quick treatment pathway and avoid unnecessary referrals or travel.

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“…With further research and adaptation, the use of mobile technology for dietary assessment may be applicable for widespread use in a variety of sites and programs that address the health needs of young children. The highly-advanced cameras available in current mobile phones also allow for remote screening for dental caries by mid-level dental providers, as demonstrated by Estai et al 22 They found that this method has a sensitivity ranging from 60-68%, and a specificity between 97-98%. This can help tackle some of the problems caused by the lack of dental services available to rural populations in countries like India.…”

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Recharging Smiles: Strategies for Using Mobile Phones in Dental Public Health

Hegde¹,

Gopikrishna²,

Kulkarni³

et al. 2018

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Through the advent of smartphones, the previously elusive internet is now available to each person right in their hands, with lightning fast speeds available at rather nominal charges. Mobile phones offer numerous solutions to dentists and health workers alike and can be applied in a variety of ways in a public health setting. This paper discusses the application of mobile phones in primary, as well as secondary and tertiary levels of intervention from a dental public health perspective. Indeed, the described strategies can be employed by professionals, alone or combined with other interventions, to enhance the oral health of their patients.

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The efficacy of remote screening for dental caries by mid‐level dental providers using a mobile teledentistry model

Abstract: A new smartphone-based mobile teledentistry model used by mid-level dental providers shows potential for remote screening of dental caries.

Cited by 57 publications

References 19 publications

Dental Apps for Smartphones: New Way of Providing Services and Education

Dental Apps for Smartphones: New Way of Providing Services and Education

Teledentistry as a novel pathway to improve dental health in school children: a research protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Recharging Smiles: Strategies for Using Mobile Phones in Dental Public Health

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