The World Wide Web of orthodontics- A comprehensive narrative on teledentistry pertaining to the orthodontics of the 21
Orthodontics
teledentistry
teleorthodontics
Journal
Journal of orthodontic science
ISSN: 2278-1897
Titre abrégé: J Orthod Sci
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101623468
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
28
05
2021
revised:
07
06
2021
accepted:
16
10
2021
entrez:
14
3
2022
pubmed:
15
3
2022
medline:
15
3
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Teledentistry has proven effective in practically all dental fields. It also allows access to inaccessible and underdeveloped locations. Better treatment outcomes were documented in patients treated by an orthodontist supervised by teledentistry than by a general dentist with minimal orthodontic experience alone. It may also help to focus referrals to specialists and weed out those who do not need them. But, on a critical note, a doctor-patient relationship is much more than a business transaction. A face-to-face initial consultation instills trust that a remote session cannot. Teledentistry includes professional networking of doctors. This contact includes digital information exchange, CPD programs, case discussions, and analysis that bring dentists from all around the world together to improve patient care. Teledentistry has not only spanned the distance between dentists worldwide, but has also served as a conduit between customer (patient) and manufacturer. This spawned Direct to Consumer (DTC) dentistry, sparking substantial debate among dentists worldwide. In DTC dentistry, inadequately trained customers conduct complex procedures on themselves with minimal guidance of a dentist. One of the major issues today is the general availability of clear aligners to patients without the requirement for an intermediary skilled orthodontist. The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) has publicly questioned the validity of Smile Direct Club, a private firm that dominates the DTC industry. European Federation of Orthodontic Specialists Association, on the other hand, has sponsored a joint declaration with the representative orthodontic associations in Europe to highlight and alert patients about the potential risks of DTC products. Unfortunately, public shaming hasn't slowed commercialization of DTC firms. Teledentistry has been a boon for healthcare, but a nightmare for our profession, raising fundamental questions like what is the difference between a customer and a patient? Is dentistry a just another discipline of cosmetics? Is teledentistry making us less connected with our patients?
Identifiants
pubmed: 35282291
doi: 10.4103/jos.jos_147_21
pii: JOS-11-1
pmc: PMC8895379
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
1Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Orthodontic Science.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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