The term “teledentistry” was used in 1997, when Cook defined it as “the practice of using video-conferencing technologies to diagnose and to provide advice about the treatment over a distance.” Synchronous method transfers the information immediately whereas the asynchronous method allows data to be stored in a local database to be forwarded as needed. In a paper published on Teledentistry from a patient perspective during the
coronavirus pandemic, it was reported that the majority of patients were very satisfied with using teledentistry in all five domains: patient satisfaction, ease of use, the effectiveness including increasing access to clinical services, reliability of the teledentistry system and usefulness for patients.
