TELEDENTISTRY

Teledentistry, a subset of the concept of telemedicine, which involves the use of telecommunications and information technologies to support clinical oral health care on a long distance, patient health education, professional health related education, public health administration. Teledentistry is the latest emerging avenue in the field of dental science, which plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis and continuing the dental education program. It might be a convenient way to reduce the number of dental clinic visits while still maintaining as high levels of dental health care as possible. It incorporates the potential to benefit health care by enhancing early diagnosis, facilitating timely treatment of oral diseases, reducing isolation of practitioners through communication with peers and specialists, and improving access to care. this book is the cumulative effort of all the available resources, data and possible applications of teledentistry in day to day life.