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Transforming Dental Health in Rural Communities: Digital Dentistry

Dachel Martínez Asanza (University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba)
Indexed In: SCOPUS
Release Date: December, 2024 | Copyright: © 2025 | Pages: 364
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Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase
ISBN13: 9798369371657
ISBN13 Softcover: 9798369371664
EISBN13: 9798369371671
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7165-7

Description:

Digital dentistry plays a crucial role in expanding dental services on a global scale. In rural areas, the lack of resources and shortage of qualified professionals pose significant challenges for populations, limiting their access to proper dental care. Advances in digital dentistry are revolutionizing the delivery of dental services in rural and remote areas. The incorporation of digital technologies is enabling more accurate diagnoses, efficient treatments and remote monitoring, significantly enhancing the quality of care for residents in these regions.

Transforming Dental Health in Rural Communities: Digital Dentistry provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the field of digital dentistry for rural and remote areas for advancing understanding of digital technologies in these areas. It further explores their impact on healthcare practices internationally. Covering topics including dental clinic software management systems, oral healthcare attitude, and business processing models, this book is an excellent resource for dental professionals, hospitals, sociologists, computer scientists, scientists, researchers, academicians, professionals, and more.

Coverage:

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Business Process Modeling
  • Customer Intentions
  • Dental Clinic Software Management Systems
  • Dental Diagnosis
  • Digital Dentistry
  • Digital Technologies
  • Goal-Oriented Modeling
  • Health Services
  • Oral Healthcare Attitude
  • Oral Healthcare Knowledge
  • Oral Healthcare Practice
  • Rural Areas
  • Technology Acceptance Models

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Dachel Martínez Asanza is a PhD, DDS, Associate Researcher, Full Professor at National School of Public Health (ENSAP), Havana Medical Sciences University, Havana, Cuba. She is the editor of two books entitled Marketing and Advertising and many book chapters and scientific papers. She is the editor of three books entitled “Integrating Digital Health Strategies for Effective Administration”, “Geriatric Dentistry in the Age of Digital Technology”, and “Leveraging Digital Technology for Preventive Dentistry”. She also published many book chapters and scientific papers.

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