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Telehealth broadly refers to the use of technology by a provider to deliver healthcare to a patient remotely. This can involve multiple modalities, such as live video (2-way), store-and-forward, remote patient monitoring, and email/telephone.

Authors: Margaret Langelier | Theekshana Fernando | Simona Surdu | Alex Romero

Topics: COVID-19, Oral Health, Telehealth

August 15, 2023
This report 1) reviews the enabling statutes and regulations for the provision of teledentisty services in each of the 51 regulatory jurisdictions in the US, and 2) discusses themes that emerged from dental provider interviews on the use of teledentisty prior to, during, and subsequent to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Authors: Samantha Pollack | Susan Skillman | Tracy Mroz | Bianca Frogner

Topics: COVID-19, Primary Care, Telehealth

July 11, 2023
This report examines the roles of medical assistants (MAs) in the use of telehealth to deliver primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Authors: Ellen O'Malley | Simona Surdu | Margaret Langelier

Topics: COVID-19, Oral Health, Telehealth

June 13, 2023
This article examines consumers’ use of teledentistry from June 2019 through June 2020, assessing respondents' teledentistry use in association with their levels of anxiety about the pandemic, their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and geography.
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Authors: Clese Erikson | Yoon Hong Park | Natalie Felida | Michael Dill

Topics: COVID-19, Telehealth

March 15, 2023
This article uses Association of American Medical Colleges’ Consumer Survey data to analyze the relationship between access to care and telehealth during the pandemic, with a particular focus on underserved populations.
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Authors: Theekshana Fernando | Margaret Langelier | Simona Surdu

Topics: Oral Health, Telehealth

February 2, 2023
This infograph illustrates the variation in teledentistry regulation by state to help oral health stakeholders understand those differences.
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