The Use of Telemedicine in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Wood, Eric W.; Strauss, Robert A.; Janus, Charles; Carrico, Caroline K.

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2015.11.026

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“…Previous studies have shown that practitioners who work in remote areas or private clinics are more accepting of the tele-technology and its benefits. [ 11 , 37 – 40 ] Other studies showed that those who work overtime would be keen to adopt tele-technology to reduce the working load. [ 41 ] The participants' qualifications and working experience were significantly affecting this study's results.…”

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“…Other published studies showed the excitement and the benefits gained by general dentists through tele-dental application; they were able to learn and sometimes perform more advanced procedures through tele-supervision. [ 11 , 18 , 42 ] Dentists with working experience of 11 to 15 years showed the lowest score, which is the middle age group, they are still in the process of navigating their way into building their career and might be resistant to the technology not to lose their patients pool.…”

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“…[10] In another study by Wood et al, they explored the demands for the use of teledentistry by general dentists and oral and maxillofacial surgeons where they concluded that teledentistry could be an essential step to address issues regarding patient access to care or healthcare cost. [11] Estai et al assessed the perception of Australian dentists on the use of teledentistry. They stated that most dentists (80%) reported positivity regarding teledentistry and the benefits gained from implementing the technology.…”

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Teledentistry awareness among dental professionals in Saudi Arabia

Al‐Khalifa

AlSheikh

2020

PLoS ONE

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Background Teledentistry is believed to improve dentalcare provided to patients and time management efficiency. In addition, teledentistry can be a useful tool for peer education, consultations and ensures proper channeling for referrals. Objective This study aimed to explore Saudi Arabian dental professionals' perceptions of teledentistry's benefits in improving dental practice and patient care. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study involving an electronic survey of a sample of Saudi Arabian dental professionals. A validated 26-item, 5-point Likert-scale questionnaire was used to assess perceptions of dental professionals in four domains: usefulness of teledentistry for patients, the usefulness of teledentistry for dental practice; the potential of teledentistry to improve practice; and existing concerns about the use of teledentistry. Statistical analyses involved descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis using SPSS software. Significant differences were considered at a p-value of 0.05. Results With an overall response rate of 28.6%, 286 dental professionals participated in the study. More than 70% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that teledentistry would improve dental practice through enhancing communication with peers, guidance and referral of new patients. A substantial proportion of respondents (60-70%) expressed uncertainty with technical reliability, privacy and diagnostic accuracy. The participants' qualification was statistically significant with usefulness of teledentistry for patients (p = 0.027), while work experience in years was statistically significant with both usefulness of teledentistry for dental practice and patients (p = 0.046 and <0.0001 respectively).

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Teledentistry awareness among dental professionals in Saudi Arabia

Al‐Khalifa

AlSheikh

2020

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“…The care settings have been identified as one of the confounding factors in the adoption of electronic medical records and telemedicine in some other studies. 36,38…”

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“…The potential use of the framework includes the following: (1) identifying existing gaps at the As such, one of the next steps will be to Reduce patient costs 38,39 Yes (please specify); no (please specify); not sure Save patient time 16 in regard to travel, wait, and referral 33,39 Yes (please specify); no (please specify); not sure Improve patient satisfaction Yes (please specify); no (please specify); not sure Improve patient care accessibility 29,35,38 in regard to distance, specialty, and out-of-hour accessibility Benefits to Care Quality 29,36 Reduces medical errors Yes (please specify); no (please specify); not sure Improves health-related outcomes 29,37 Yes (please specify); no (please specify); not sure Provides safer care 36 Yes (please specify); no (please specify); not sure Considering our conceptual framework is intended to be used as a default collection of evaluation items, additional customization and evaluation are needed to assess feasibility and utility of the framework. Whether telemedicine can fit into the routine workflow 29,37 Please Additional limitations include lack of task-specific details in the framework and lack of objective measurement in the validation process.…”

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Conceptual Framework to Evaluate Health Care Professionals’ Satisfaction in Utilizing Telemedicine

Law¹,

Cronin²,

Schuller³

et al. 2019

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

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Context: Several advantages of telemedicine have been reported, such as improved patient satisfaction, reduced costs, and broader access to specialists. However, most studies have focused on patient satisfaction with telemedicine services. A literature gap exists in evaluating health care professionals' (both referring and performing professionals) satisfaction in delivering telemedicine services. A clear picture of professionals' telemedicine satisfaction has the potential to improve care quality, care accessibility, and telemedicine adoption and to reduce overall health care costs. Objectives: To develop a framework to evaluate health care professionals' satisfaction in delivering telemedicine services and to articulate the factors that can contribute to their satisfaction. Methods: We developed an initial conceptual framework based on existing literature and the research team's expertise. The initial framework was validated by a convenience group of 12 osteopathic and allopathic physicians, and the framework was further revised and refined according to their input. Results: The refined framework includes 5 main components (professionals' demographics, care settings, motivations, experiences, and overall satisfaction) that can contribute to health care professionals' satisfaction or dissatisfaction in delivering telemedicine services. Detailed itemization is provided under each component, including hierarchical organizations of the items, definitions, and potential value sets. Conclusions: The refined conceptual framework may provide a comprehensive evaluation reference for measuring professionals' satisfaction in delivering telemedicine. Further customization according to the specific setting of telemedicine services is needed. This refined conceptual framework can also be used to identify areas that can be improved and to ultimately improve telemedicine services and care quality.

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