This book provides a comprehensive review of the importance of communication and digital technology in dentistry. The exciting and rapidly developing field of teledentistry has evolved considerably as the techniques have improved; these encompass high-resolution digital imaging, image storage and transmission to expert disease monitoring centers, image compression, data security and intelligent systems, each of which have opened new vistas in patient care, distance learning for dental personnel and dental care education for patients.

Teledentistry is a means of achieving equity in specialist dental service delivery with acceptable levels of care that is evidence based, even in situations where trained specialists personnel and infrastructure resources are limited. This multiauthored sourcebook encapsulates global efforts in the development of teledentistry with contributions from many international experts with first- hand experience. They not only describe what is already available but also postulate what the future holds for teledentistry.

Teledentistry presents a concise and yet thorough review of the subject to anyone, independent of their knowledge of the technology. It is designed to be used by all, including dentists, nurses, allied health professionals and students.

Autorentext
A/Prof. Sajeesh Kumar PhD, University of Tennessee, TN has extensive telemedicine research experience in several countries. His multi-disciplinary expertise extends from medicine, e-medicine, electronic engineering and biomedical engineering to computer science. Dr. Sajeesh has won several research awards, published scientific papers in acclaimed journals including Nature and Lancet. Some of these technologies have rolled out to clinicians. He is a member of the American Telemedicine Association and American Health Informatics Management Association. Assistant Professor Susan J. Daniel, RDH, PhD, University of Tennessee, TN has several years of experience in Teledentistry. She has lead several studies on teledentistry technology, clinical and financial feasibility of the services. She is the lead editor of Mosby's Dental Hygiene: Concepts, Cases and Competencies, 2e.

Zusammenfassung
Teledentistry is of growing interest to the healthcare world. Over the last few years, momentum is growing in research and service in Teledentistry - mostly carried out by tertiary medical institutes across the world. While Teledentistry is advanced in some sub-specialties, it has high potential to receive more attention from general communities, dentists, dental hygienists, physicians, nurses, researchers and students. For the first time, this book will present essential knowledge from experts in this field. They will discuss the current status of technology and service in various Telledentistry sub specialties and its future implications. Written by experts from around the globe, (i.e., from USA, Europe, Australia and Asia), this book presents technical issues and clinical applications. It includes collective experiences from dental service providers in different parts of the world practicing a wide range of Teledentistry applications. This book lays the foundations for the globalization of Teledentistry procedures, making it possible for dental service to be delivered anywhere in the world.

Inhalt
Introduction to Teledentistry.- Teledentistry in practice: Literature review.- Effect of a home tele care program on oral health among adults with tetraplegia.- Comparing potential early caries assessment methods for teledentistry.- Distant diagnosis of oral disease using e-mails.- Factors influencing the adoption and implementation of teledentistry in the UK, with a focus on orthodontics.- Teledentistry for screening new patient orthodontic referrals.- Field testing of remote teledentistry technology.- Remote diagnosis of children dental problems based on non-invasive photographs.- Endodontic-oral surgery teleconsultation.- Role of teledentistry in dental education.- Teledentistry in dental specialist education in Finland.- Ethics and the electronic health record in dental school clinics.- Teledentistry-assisted, affiliated practice for dental hygienists.- Using teledentistry for providing the specialist access to rural Indians.- Application of teledentistry in oral medicine in a Community Dental Service.- Teledentistry way forward.