Teledentistry, 2015 Health Informatics Health Informatics Series

Teledentistry is of growing interest to the healthcare world. Over the last few years, momentum is growing in research and service in Teledentistry - mostly carried out by tertiary medical institutes across the world. While Teledentistry is advanced in some sub-specialties, it has high potential to receive more attention from general communities, dentists, dental hygienists, physicians, nurses, researchers and students. For the first time, this book will present essential knowledge from experts in this field. They will discuss the current status of technology and service in various Telledentistry sub specialties and its future implications. Written by experts from around the globe, (i.e., from USA, Europe, Australia and Asia), this book presents technical issues and clinical applications. It includes collective experiences from dental service providers in different parts of the world practicing a wide range of Teledentistry applications. This book lays the foundations for the globalization of Teledentistry procedures, making it possible for dental service to be delivered anywhere in the world.

Introduction to Teledentistry.- Teledentistry in practice: Literature review.- Effect of a home tele care program on oral health among adults with tetraplegia.- Comparing potential early caries assessment methods for teledentistry.- Distant diagnosis of oral disease using e-mails.- Factors influencing the adoption and implementation of teledentistry in the UK, with a focus on orthodontics.- Teledentistry for screening new patient orthodontic referrals.- Field testing of remote teledentistry technology.- Remote diagnosis of children dental problems based on non-invasive photographs.- Endodontic-oral surgery teleconsultation.- Role of teledentistry in dental education.- Teledentistry in dental specialist education in Finland.- Ethics and the electronic health record in dental school clinics.- Teledentistry-assisted, affiliated practice for dental hygienists.- Using teledentistry for providing the specialist access to rural Indians.- Application of teledentistry in oral medicine in a Community Dental Service.- Teledentistry – way forward.

A/Prof. Sajeesh Kumar PhD, University of Tennessee, TN has extensive telemedicine research experience in several countries. His multi-disciplinary expertise extends from medicine, e-medicine, electronic engineering and biomedical engineering to computer science. Dr. Sajeesh has won several research awards, published scientific papers in acclaimed journals including Nature and Lancet. Some of these technologies have rolled out to clinicians. He is a member of the American Telemedicine Association and American Health Informatics Management Association. Assistant Professor Susan J. Daniel, RDH, PhD, University of Tennessee, TN has several years of experience in Teledentistry. She has lead several studies on teledentistry technology, clinical and financial feasibility of the services. She is the lead editor of Mosby's Dental Hygiene: Concepts, Cases and Competencies, 2e.

First ever book on Teledentistry Written by experts from around the globe Discusses the most up to date status of technology and service in teledentistry