Cost-analysis of teledentistry in residential aged care facilities

Discussion Teledental asynchronous patient assessments were the lowest cost service model. Access to oral health professionals is generally low in RACFs; however, the real-time consultation could potentially achieve better outcomes due to two-way communication between the nurse and a remote oral health professional via health promotion/disease prevention delivered in conjunction with the oral examination.

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Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 14, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: Marino, R., Tonmukayakul, U., Manton, D., Stranieri, A., Clarke, K. Tags: RESEARCH/Original Article Source Type: research