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Teledentistry for improving access to, and quality of oral health care: A protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

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  • Pascaline Kengne Talla
  • Paul Allison
  • André Bussières
  • Nicolas Giraudeau
  • Svetlana Komarova
  • Quentin Basiren
  • Frédéric Bergeron
  • Elham Emami

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Digital technologies are becoming essential to address and optimize the suboptimal performance of healthcare systems. Teledentistry involves the use of information and communication technology to improve access to oral health care and the quality of oral health care delivery. Several systematic reviews (SRs) have been conducted to synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of teledentistry but with conflicting results. The aim of this review is to comprehensively summarize available SRs and provide evidence on the impact of teledentistry on access to oral care, patients’ and oral healthcare providers’ outcomes, quality of oral health care and costs. This protocol has been registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO CRD42022373964). Six electronic databases including MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Embase.com), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science, Cochrane Library and Epistemonikos will be searched for SRs of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed reviews evaluating teledentistry modalities involving both patients and/or oral health care providers (OHCPs). We will include studies published in English or French. The outcomes will include patients’ outcomes (e.g., access to oral health care, patient-reported outcomes, and patient-reported experiences); patient indicators (e.g., clinical outcomes, adherence to treatment, adverse outcomes and costs); and OHCP indicators (e.g., diagnostic accuracy, barriers and enablers costs and equity). Two independent reviewers will perform data screening, data extraction and will assess the quality of included studies using AMSTAR 2 and ROBIS tools. Data will be synthesized narratively and presented by tables and graphs. We will report any overlap of primary studies in the SRs. A statement on the strength of evidence for each outcome will be provided if possible. This review will inform decision-makers, patients, OHCPs, and researchers on the potential effectiveness, benefits, and challenges of teledentistry and support them in making recommendations for its use. Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, presentations at conferences, and on social media.

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  • Pascaline Kengne Talla & Paul Allison & André Bussières & Nicolas Giraudeau & Svetlana Komarova & Quentin Basiren & Frédéric Bergeron & Elham Emami, 2024. "Teledentistry for improving access to, and quality of oral health care: A protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(1), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0288677
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288677
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    1. Luca Aquilanti & Andrea Santarelli & Marco Mascitti & Maurizio Procaccini & Giorgio Rappelli, 2020. "Dental Care Access and the Elderly: What Is the Role of Teledentistry? A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(23), pages 1-13, December.
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