Teledentistry: Increasing utilisation of oral-health services for children in rural areas. (January 2023)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Teledentistry: Increasing utilisation of oral-health services for children in rural areas. (January 2023)
- Main Title:
- Teledentistry: Increasing utilisation of oral-health services for children in rural areas
- Authors:
- Surdu, Simona
Langelier, Margaret - Abstract:
- Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate factors influencing utilisation of follow-up oral-health services in general dentistry clinics among children subsequent to a teledentistry consultation and treatment with a paediatric dental specialist. Methods: Conducted in 2017, the study included 144 children living in rural upstate New York who experienced a teledentistry consultation in 2015–2016 at one of several local general dentistry clinics. A remotely located paediatric dental specialist provided consultation services in the teledentistry visit and treatment services in the specialty dental clinic. Associations between follow-up services at the general dentistry clinics and patients' characteristics, specialty treatment recommendations, case-management services, timeliness of treatments and travel distances were evaluated. Results: The study results indicated that most children completed a treatment plan (97.2%) at the specialty clinic and subsequently accessed follow-up oral-health services at one of the local general dentistry clinics (77.1%) where teledentistry services were provided. Children's utilisation of follow-up services in general dentistry clinics was associated with a shorter time to specialty treatment ( p = 0.013) and fewer case-management contacts ( p = 0.004). Children who had a longer time to treatment initiation ( p < 0.001) or completion ( p = 0.043) required significantly more case-management services than other children.Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate factors influencing utilisation of follow-up oral-health services in general dentistry clinics among children subsequent to a teledentistry consultation and treatment with a paediatric dental specialist. Methods: Conducted in 2017, the study included 144 children living in rural upstate New York who experienced a teledentistry consultation in 2015–2016 at one of several local general dentistry clinics. A remotely located paediatric dental specialist provided consultation services in the teledentistry visit and treatment services in the specialty dental clinic. Associations between follow-up services at the general dentistry clinics and patients' characteristics, specialty treatment recommendations, case-management services, timeliness of treatments and travel distances were evaluated. Results: The study results indicated that most children completed a treatment plan (97.2%) at the specialty clinic and subsequently accessed follow-up oral-health services at one of the local general dentistry clinics (77.1%) where teledentistry services were provided. Children's utilisation of follow-up services in general dentistry clinics was associated with a shorter time to specialty treatment ( p = 0.013) and fewer case-management contacts ( p = 0.004). Children who had a longer time to treatment initiation ( p < 0.001) or completion ( p = 0.043) required significantly more case-management services than other children. Discussion: The study found that case severity and compliance with treatment were predictors of utilisation of oral-health services in general dentistry clinics. An additional finding was that case-management interventions were important in facilitating specialty dental care. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of telemedicine and telecare. Volume 29:Number 1(2023)
- Journal:
- Journal of telemedicine and telecare
- Issue:
- Volume 29:Number 1(2023)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 29, Issue 1 (2023)
- Year:
- 2023
- Volume:
- 29
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2023-0029-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 41
- Page End:
- 49
- Publication Date:
- 2023-01
- Subjects:
- Case-management services -- children's dental care utilisation -- community health centre -- specialty dental care -- teledentistry -- telehealth
Telecommunication in medicine -- Periodicals
610 - Journal URLs:
- http://jtt.sagepub.com/ ↗
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.nav ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/1357633X20965425 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1357-633X
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