How Teledentistry Can Help Business Profitability

There are plenty of barriers to seeing the dentist for preventive care – perceived importance, fear, cost, transportation, time and access. These barriers have resulted in only 40% of U.S. citizens having even one annual visit. 

So how do you encourage employees to seek preventive dental services? Teledentistry. It has been demonstrated to be a practical and cost-effective way to improve access and increase oral health care use. Teledentistry is a new facet of overall patient care that is rapidly increasing in popularity and value, and it is believed to usher in a new era of dentistry. 

Numerous studies have shown that when conducting exams using digital records, the clinician’s findings are just as accurate, if not more so, in diagnosing and determining treatment needs of a patient when compared to traditional, in-person exams. Teledentistry has shown it can increase access to care, improve quality, decrease costs and gain the most efficient use of the skills of healthcare professionals.