5 Topic Commentaries

Correction: Factors Influencing and Hindering Global Digital Oral Health Initiatives: A Mixed Methods Analysis

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  Cassandra Yarbrough, MPP

  Lead Public Policy Analyst, Health Policy Institute

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  American Dental Association

  It’s trying to bridge that gap and meet the patient where they are.

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  Sharon Perelman, DDS, MMI

  Chief Medical Informatics Officer; Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine

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  Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

  Oftentimes when people think of dentistry, they think it is just procedures—how could you possibly do teledentistry? I can’t do anything with the drill over the phone. But it’s not; it’s much more. It’s oral medicine, and there’s an incredible potential for things we can do with telemedicine," she said. "It evolved very rapidly, and it’s still evolving. I think it’s going to drastically change dental health.

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  Cyndee Stull, DHSc, MDH, RDH

  Director, Division of Dental Hygiene

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  University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

  Teledentistry can be one solution to improve the care of our most vulnerable populations, who often experience difficulties in accessing oral health care in a timely manner," Stull explained "Simulation seemed to us to be the best way to provide the students with an opportunity to practice teledentistry skills in a real-world scenario.

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  Jennifer Hartshorn, DDS, DABScD

  Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry

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  University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics

  The better their dental health, the more likely that they will be able to continue eating and drinking well, communicating more effectively, and just staying healthier longer,

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  Rena N. D’Souza, DDS, PhD

  Director

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  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH

  I believe that an integrated, holistic approach is the most necessary next step for improving the field of dentistry.

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