Chief, Department of Dentistry Boston Children's Hospital Boston Children's Hospital
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric dental programs across the country have had to pivot to alternative means of providing dental care, while still maintaining a robust educational experience and social distancing for their residents. We would like share how Boston Children's Hospital Department of Dentistry, navigated the pandemic, by utilizing telehealth to provide dental care, present case examples of care that can be provided via telehealth, review benefits of utilizing an integrated versus a basic virtual visit platform, discuss best practices for learners, and share lessons learned, including barriers to successful telehealth visits. At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to define telehealth/teledentistry, describe what dental care can be provided, list compliance and billing requirements, list the differences between a basic versus an integrated virtual visit platform, list best practices for virtual visits, and finally to describe barriers and limitations to teledentistry.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, the participate will be able to define telehealth/teledentistry and how it can be used to support dental care
Upon completion, the participate will be able to list compliance requirements and billling codes for teledentistry visits
Upon completion, the participate will be able to describe barriers and limitations to teledentistry visits