Teledentistry: A Tool to Promote Continuing Education Actions on Oral Medicine for Primary Healthcare Professionals

Roxo‐Gonçalves, Michelle; Strey, Jéssica Rodriguez; Bavaresco, Caren Serra; Martins, Marco Antônio Trevizani; Romanini, Juliana; Pilz, Carlos; Harzheim, Erno; Umpierre, Roberto Nunes; Carrard, Vinícius Coelho

doi:10.1089/tmj.2016.0101

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“…Aware that oral pathology must be based on clinical examination, in this particular month, TM was allowed to distinguish potentially malignant lesions from those that were really malignant and required an immediate approach, without the presumption of making a precise telediagnosis [19,20]. We were able to maintain under control patients with precancerous lesions, MRONJ and autoimmune diseases, comparing photographs received with the last photos performed at the dental clinic.…”

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Can Teledentistry Improve the Monitoring of Patients during the Covid-19 Dissemination? A Descriptive Pilot Study

Giudice

Barone

Muraca

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Can Teledentistry Improve the Monitoring of Patients during the Covid-19 Dissemination? A Descriptive Pilot Study

Giudice

Barone

Muraca

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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“…15 In this respect, teledentistry is a field that combines telecommunication technology with dental care and health education. 16,17 Different initiatives have been undertaken to guide the telehealth process in the country. The MH initially structured and implemented the Telehealth Brazil Programme to cover nine state centres, including the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS).…”

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“…This skill enhancement process is guided by a survey of the training needs of the professionals involved so that the content of the programme can be developed to meet the specific needs of the local health teams. 2,14,17 However, the main activity of the TelehealthRS is to provide prompt and effective answers to the questions posed daily by professionals from FHS teams. These questions may be of a clinical nature or related to the work process, patient flow or management.…”

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Impact of teleconsultations on the conduct of oral health teams in the Telehealth Brazil Networks Programme

Bavaresco

Hauser²,

Haddad

et al. 2020

Braz. oral res.

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Telehealth has been applied in the Unified Health System (SUS) as a tool for qualifying professionals and improving the healthcare provided to the population served by the system. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of teleconsultations on the qualifications of the clinical approach of the oral health teams involved in primary health care (PHC) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul under the Telehealth Brazil Networks Programme. The sample population of the study was composed of 285 dentists and 132 oral health assistants belonging to the Family Health Teams. A chi-square test was used to investigate possible associations between the absolute number of teleconsultations performed and several independent variables, namely, gender, age, dental specialty, time since graduation, time working in the Family Health Strategy (FHS), employment status, type of training institution, familiarity with information technology, and work satisfaction at the health facility. The level of significance was p < 0.05. Use of the oral health teleconsultation service led to a reduction of more than 45% in the number of referrals to other levels of care. However, no significant association was found between the number of teleconsultations and the independent variables analysed. The use of teleconsultations proved to be a powerful tool for professional training, for increasing the effectiveness of PHC, and for improving the oral healthcare provided.

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“…those who have dental coverage see a dentist more regularly than people who do now not have coverage, suggesting a advantage in acquiring dental coverage with regards to the detection of oral cancer. The strengths of this have a look at covered that the writers emphasized that many dentists may additionally feel proficient with the visible thing of oral-cancer screening, though, "they're much less probably to sense properly educated in tactile competencies" (Mariño et al, 2017), with less than half of of touch with the cervical ganglia With regularity or even less palpation of the tongue and ground of the mouth on a constant basis (Kulkarni et al, 2015;Logan et al, 2015;Roxo-Gonçalves et al, 2017).The have a look at helps the idea that there ought to be training for service carriers to make sure that oral most cancers tests are well achieved in regards to contact (Ibrahim et al, 2017;Joseph, Sundaram, &Ellepola, 2015). limitations of this take a look at protected the extent of dental insurance, that may include patients with inadequate insurance many of the insured.…”

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Behavioural Risk-Factors Associated with Dentists Diagnosis of Oral Cancer

Al-Shammary¹

2020

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The study aims to know the importance of early diagnosis of oral-cancer that improves the diagnosis, but dangerous tumour is regularly recognized in progressed stages, when more forceful medicines are required, and the comes about are frequently awful and damaging to the understanding. Oral-cancer can be recognized by deft examination of the verbal mucosa without the required for advanced gear. Dental practitioners are vital in essential and auxiliary anticipation of verbal cancer. Evaluating their information, viewpoints and hones is subsequently basic. Materials and Methods: The study followed the use of a survey via a questionnaire for dentists to identify risk factors, models of oral-cancer diagnosis, major and minor prevention practices, and the effectiveness of proper university training for early exposure and disease avoidance. Results: Dentists seem to have a general-knowledge of diagnostic concepts and risk factors. 89% reported the provision of a soft intraoral oral examination for adult patients to rule out oral-cancer. With A total of 100% always provides advice to stop the use of tobacco. Less than 16% of young dentists between the ages of 25 and 35 reported a decrease inknowledge of risk-factors compared with dentists in the 36-40 age group (35% while dentists over 40 years were 32%) Of dentists who graduated more than 10 years ago, there are 50% high marks in the-knowledge of riskfactors for dentists who graduated from 1 to 5 years before 12% and graduated from 6 to 10 years before 30%. 23% of dentists described that they would biopsy suspicious lesions. Conclusion: The comes about of the overview demonstrate that dental practitioners are not enough utilized in oral-cancer avoidance and early location, which one of the deterrents is need of preparing. Dentists'-knowledge and abilities ought to be fortified and routinely upgraded through proceeding proficient instruction. More accentuation ought to be put on the reality that dental practitioners have a greater part within the anticipation and discovery of these threatening tumours in their early treatable stages.

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Teledentistry: A Tool to Promote Continuing Education Actions on Oral Medicine for Primary Healthcare Professionals

Cited by 37 publications

References 22 publications

Can Teledentistry Improve the Monitoring of Patients during the Covid-19 Dissemination? A Descriptive Pilot Study

Can Teledentistry Improve the Monitoring of Patients during the Covid-19 Dissemination? A Descriptive Pilot Study

Impact of teleconsultations on the conduct of oral health teams in the Telehealth Brazil Networks Programme

Behavioural Risk-Factors Associated with Dentists Diagnosis of Oral Cancer

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