Attitudes of UK consultants to teledentistry as a means of providing orthodontic advice to dental practitioners and their patients

Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 137-142

  Stephens, C D ^a   Cook, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Orthodontic diagnosis; Orthodontic referral; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DENTIST; E-MAIL; HUMAN; ORTHODONTICS; ORTHODONTIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEDENTISTRY; TELEMEDICINE; AGE; AGED; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER NETWORK; DENTISTRY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL MAIL; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; CONSULTANTS; DENTISTS; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHODONTICS; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; STATE DENTISTRY;

EID: 0036597232     PISSN: 14653125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ortho/29.2.137     Document Type: Article

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