Abstract
Background: Teledentistry is “the practice of using video-conferencing technologies to diagnose and provide advice about treatment over a distance.” Teledentistry has been defined as “the practice of using video-conferencing technologies to diagnose and provide advice about treatment over a distance.” This report describes the partnership of two rural Georgia public health districts. Augusta University Dental College of Georgia’s Department of Pediatric Dentistry partnered with a private practice dentist in Georgia with the goal of increasing access to care.
Methods: A partnership was created that allowed dentists in a remote location to triage dental patients seen in a school-based clinic.
Results: Over 3500 children were treated in a school-based dental clinic over a five year period and triaged for referral for further treatment via a teledentisty link.
Conclusions: Teledentistry provides an option to reach rural populations for whom access to dental care is an issue.
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Recommended Citation
Schafer, Tara E. and Riggs, Bruce
(2017)
"Use of a Teledentistry Partnership Program to Reach a Rural Pediatric Population,"
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association: Vol. 6:
No.
3, Article 11.
DOI: 10.21633/jgpha.6.311
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/jgpha/vol6/iss3/11
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