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Dentaltown Learning Online....Implementing Teledentistry into Your Practice. By Maria Kunstadter, D.D.S.

Dentaltown Learning Online....Implementing Teledentistry into Your Practice. By Maria Kunstadter, D.D.S.

12/23/2020 11:48:53 AM   |   Comments: 0   |   Views: 202
Dentaltown is pleased to  present....Implementing Teledentistry into Your Practice. By Maria Kunstadter, D.D.S.
This CE course can be found here...
https://www.dentaltown.com/onlinece/details/1026/implementing-teledentistry-into-your-practice




The future of dentistry is here and now. Teledentistry can become a revenue-generating addition to your practice while improving patient care. Since Covid, virtual visits are now part of reducing viral exposures in the dental office. Virtual visits can provide the pre-covid screening, triaging emergencies and palliating non-emergencies to save valuable chair time and PPEs.  With all the PPE requirements to treat patients, virtual visits will be the most personal contact patients will have with their dental team. To reduce the adoption barrier, it is important to remember is teledentistry is nothing new. As soon as two people could talk to each other on the tele-phone, and one complained about a toothache, that was tele-dentistry-using telecommunications in the care, treatment, and education of dentistry. Healthcare providers have been providing telephone consultations ever since.  Now, adding a video component to that conversation allows the doctor to see the patient and visually assess the patient. 
It is important to define what teledentistry is and is not. Understanding synchronous, asynchronous, mHealth and tele-dental education is key to integrating into your practice model.  Prior to Covid, a survey by DentVox in 2019 showed that 78% of patients are likely to start using teledentistry in the next 5 years.  During Covid, payors stepped up and started reimbursing teledentistry, several provided teledentistry for their members at no cost to the member. States expanded their teledentistry regulations, allowing dentists to provide teledentistry to their patients. Now teledentistry is a household word.  

Since Covid, virtual visits are now part of reducing viral exposures in the dental office. Virtual visits can provide the pre-covid screening, triaging emergencies and palliating non-emergencies to save valuable chair time and PPEs.  With all the PPE requirements to treat patients, virtual visits will be the most personal contact patients will have with their dental team. The opportunity to “see” the dentist and staff free from masks, shields and protective gear will allow the interpersonal relationship to be established.  Dentists who deliver services using teledentistry must establish protocols for appropriate referrals when necessary.
Estimated that 180M people will not visit a dentist office. Virtual Technology empowers patients to take control of their dental health by overcoming their biggest issue. Going to the dentist! TELEHEALTH USE IS UP 53% and growing faster than any other place of care. Teledentistry is the newest specialty. Expanding the reach with teledentistry is a big advantage to patients, producing a powerful result—optimizing health.

Dr. Kunstadter graduated from UMKC Dental School. While there, she co-founded the UMKC Dental Outreach Program.  The program has taken students, facility and alumni to third world countries to provide dental care for 25 years. Dr. Kunstadter has led and participated in over 24 medical mission trips worldwide since 1982.
 
 
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