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Interest in Teledentistry Continues to Grow

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The COVID-19 pandemic thrust teledentistry into the spotlight, illuminating its many advantages in increasing access to car.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Identify the role of teledentistry in accomplishing public health initiatives.
  2. Discuss the evolution of teledentistry.
  3. Note the impact of COVID-19 on the adoption of teledentistry.
  4. List the requirements and benefits of teledentistry.

This course was issued in May 2022 and expires May 2025. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.


Belmont Business Media is an ADA CERP-recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ada.org/cerp. Belmont Business Media Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for AGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026. Provider ID# 317924
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Anissa Salem Yafai, RDH, MSHCM, is a full-time assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, where she teaches dental science, periodontics, and public health. She has taken on teledentistry initiatives within her community pre- and post-pandemic to improve access to care within underserved populations. With that, Yafai hopes to inspire her students to fully utilize their scope of practice. She can reached at: yafai@pacificu.edu.


Kristen Moses Thomas, RDH, EPDH, DT(c), MS, is a full-time assistant professor and the restorative hygiene lead in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Pacific University. She is passionate about access to care and outreach to at-risk populations. Thomas hopes that this enthusiasm inspires her students to pursue this important work in local and global communities.


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