Artificial intelligence in teledentistry as new oral health care tool among Macedonian dental professionals – a questionnaire study

Zlatanovska, Katerina and Longurova, Natasa and Kovacevska, Ivona and Zarkova Atanasova, Julija and Atanasova, Sandra (2024) Artificial intelligence in teledentistry as new oral health care tool among Macedonian dental professionals – a questionnaire study. In: 28th Congress of the Balkan Stomatological Society; "Sea, Science and Skills", 25-27 April 2024, Budva, Montenegro.

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Abstract

Objectives: The rapid and extensive dissemination of the COVID-19 sparked an unprecedented global health crisis, leading to a fundamental reshaping of healthcare systems across the globe. Due to the inherent need for close interaction with patients in dentistry, interventions have become especially vulnerable during the pandemic. However, teledentistry presents an innovative solution to safely resume dental practice amid these challenging times. Incorporating AI into teledentistry has the potential to completely transform the remote delivery of dental care, education, research, and subsequent innovations.
Materials and methods: For this study a prestructured questionnaire was developed and disseminated among 100 dental professionals in N. Macedonia through various social media platforms. The data analyses were based on the respondents in the questionnaires and were calculated using Statistical software SPSS for Windows version 23.
Results and discussion: Out of a total of 96 completed forms received, 88 (91.7%) respondents were aware of the term "teledentistry". Additionally, 86 (89.6%) participants believed that teledentistry could serve as an effective educational tool, while 80 (83.3%) participants expressed confidence in its ability to monitor the oral health of patients. However, 68 (70.8%) participants perceived teledentistry as challenging or difficult to implement across all branches of dentistry.
Conclusion: The rapid advancement of digital health technologies holds significant potential to enhance the performance of health systems and promote population health. Our participants demonstrated a strong knowledge and awareness of teledentistry and expressed confidence in teledentistry's effectiveness as a tool for educating and raising awareness among both healthcare professionals and patients.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Health biotechnology
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Katerina Zlatanovska
Date Deposited:	20 May 2024 09:54
Last Modified:	20 May 2024 09:54
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/34065

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