Ghala Alotaibi
Department of Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Effect of Teledentistry and Outcome for Dental Professionals at Saudi Arabia: A Systematic scoping Review
Author(s): Mohammed Aljohani*, Bakheet Aldosari, Abdullah Alanazi and Ghala Alotaibi
Introduction: Dental care is a crucial aspect not only for oral health but also for overall individual health. Teledentistry (TD) offers data acquisition based on computational application and informatics to ease dental practice, education, and research. Aims: The current study aims to assess the impact of TD and its outcome on dental professionals in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A detailed scientific literature search was made using the most relevant scientific studies from 2000 onwards to achieve the objective. Multiple databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Scielo databases, were explored for Teledentistry and its impact on dental professionals. Results: A total of 176 articles from different databases and screened for relevancy. Duplicate studies (16) were excluded in preliminary screening. Further, 151 studies were exclu.. Read More»