Daniel Susan J, Wu Lin, Kumar Sajeesh
J Dent Hyg. 2013 Dec;87(6):345-52.
The purpose of this systematic review is to identify clinical outcomes, health care utilization and costs associated with teledentistry. Relevant databases were searched for articles on teledentistry published until March 2012, reference lists examined and key journals hand searched. Of a possible 58 articles, 19 studies met the inclusion criteria. Clinical outcomes were generally improved following a teledentistry intervention and satisfaction with teledentistry was consistently high. The few studies examining health care utilization reported mixed findings, but preliminary evidence suggests cost savings for health care facilities. There is a consistent trend in the literature supporting the efficacy and effectiveness of teledentistry. Further research is needed to identify the effectiveness, efficiency, utilization and costs of teledentistry as it could provide the key to improving access to care.
本系统评价的目的是确定与远程牙科相关的临床结果、医疗保健利用情况和成本。检索了相关数据库，查找截至2012年3月发表的关于远程牙科的文章，检查了参考文献列表，并对主要期刊进行了手工检索。在可能的58篇文章中，有19项研究符合纳入标准。远程牙科干预后，临床结果总体上有所改善，对远程牙科的满意度一直很高。少数研究医疗保健利用情况的报告结果不一，但初步证据表明医疗保健机构节省了成本。文献中存在一致的趋势，支持远程牙科的疗效和有效性。需要进一步研究以确定远程牙科的有效性、效率、利用情况和成本，因为它可能是改善医疗服务可及性的关键。
