Teledentistry from research to practice : a tale of nineteen countries

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dc.contributor.authorEl Tantawi, Maha
dc.contributor.authorLam, Walter Yu Hang
dc.contributor.authorGiraudeau, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorVirtanen, Jorma I
dc.contributor.authorMatanhire, Cleopatra
dc.contributor.authorChifamba, Timothy
dc.contributor.authorSabbah, Wael
dc.contributor.authorGomaa, Noha
dc.contributor.authorAl-Maweri, Sadeq Ali
dc.contributor.authorUribe, Sergio E
dc.contributor.authorMohebbi, Simin Z
dc.contributor.authorHasmun, Noren
dc.contributor.authorGuan, Guangzhao
dc.contributor.authorPolonowita, Ajith
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Sadika Begum
dc.contributor.authorPisano, Massimo
dc.contributor.authorEllakany, Passent
dc.contributor.authorBaraka, Marwa Mohamed
dc.contributor.authorAli, Abdalmawla Alhussin
dc.contributor.authorOrellana Centeno, José Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorPavlic, Verica
dc.contributor.authorFolayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T14:00:01Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T14:00:01Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-16
dc.descriptionFunding Information: SEU acknowledges financial support from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement no. 857287. Publisher Copyright: 2023 El Tantawi, Lam, Giraudeau, Virtanen, Matanhire, Chifamba, Sabbah, Gomaa, Al-Maweri, Uribe, Mohebbi, Hasmun, Guan, Polonowita, Khan, Pisano, Ellakany, Baraka, Ali, Orellana Centeno, Pavlic and Folayan.
dc.description.abstractAIM: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated teledentistry research with great interest reflected in the increasing number of publications. In many countries, teledentistry programs were established although not much is known about the extent of incorporating teledentistry into practice and healthcare systems. This study aimed to report on policies and strategies related to teledentistry practice as well as barriers and facilitators for this implementation in 19 countries. METHODS: Data were presented per country about information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, income level, policies for health information system (HIS), eHealth and telemedicine. Researchers were selected based on their previous publications in teledentistry and were invited to report on the situation in their respective countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR, Iran, Italy, Libya, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe. RESULTS: Ten (52.6%) countries were high income, 11 (57.9%) had eHealth policies, 7 (36.8%) had HIS policies and 5 (26.3%) had telehealth policies. Six (31.6%) countries had policies or strategies for teledentistry and no teledentistry programs were reported in two countries. Teledentistry programs were incorporated into the healthcare systems at national ( n  = 5), intermediate (provincial) ( n  = 4) and local ( n  = 8) levels. These programs were established in three countries, piloted in 5 countries and informal in 9 countries. CONCLUSION: Despite the growth in teledentistry research during the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of teledentistry in daily clinical practice is still limited in most countries. Few countries have instituted teledentistry programs at national level. Laws, funding schemes and training are needed to support the incorporation of teledentistry into healthcare systems to institutionalize the practice of teledentistry. Mapping teledentistry practices in other countries and extending services to under-covered populations increases the benefit of teledentistry.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.format.extent510821
dc.identifier.citationEl Tantawi, M, Lam, W Y H, Giraudeau, N, Virtanen, J I, Matanhire, C, Chifamba, T, Sabbah, W, Gomaa, N, Al-Maweri, S A, Uribe, S E, Mohebbi, S Z, Hasmun, N, Guan, G, Polonowita, A, Khan, S B, Pisano, M, Ellakany, P, Baraka, M M, Ali, A A, Orellana Centeno, J E, Pavlic, V & Folayan, M O 2023, 'Teledentistry from research to practice : a tale of nineteen countries', Frontiers in Oral Health, vol. 4, 1188557. https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2023.1188557
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/froh.2023.1188557
dc.identifier.issn2673-4842
dc.identifier.otherPubMedCentral: PMC10311964
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/12949
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www-webofscience-com.db.rsu.lv/wos/alldb/full-record/WOS:001018874000001
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85164380342&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Oral Health
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectteledentistry
dc.subjectglobal oral health
dc.subjectoral health policies
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjecthealthcare system
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.titleTeledentistry from research to practice : a tale of nineteen countriesen
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