Introduction
 

Healthcare is changing dramatically. The internet and other developments of the information revolution are redefining patient education, patient care, referral relationships, practice management, quality, and professional organizations. Dentists can certainly expect to encounter revolutionary changes in the delivery of healthcare as a result of the digital transformation.

The use of mobile technology seems to be particularly appropriate for oral health promotion, oral diseases prevention and diagnosis interventions. The use of mobile phones is widespread in developed countries and is growing very rapidly in most developing countries.

In this context, FDI would like to find out more about the existing initiatives around the world that use digital tools and mobile phones to raise awareness, promote oral health, and encourage the early detection of pathologies and monitoring of oral health.


 

Definitions:

Mobile dentistry: The use of mobile phones in health promotion, oral diseases prevention and early detection.

Digital tools: Software, programmes, applications, platforms and resources that can be used with computers, mobile devices or other digital devices and incorporate text, audio and visual stimuli.

Digital health: The convergence of digital technologies with health, healthcare, living, and society to enhance the efficiency of healthcare delivery to make medicine more personalized and precise (includes digital care programs). The discipline uses information and communication technologies to facilitate understanding of health problems and challenges faced by people receiving medical treatment.