title: The potential for telehealth technologies to facilitate charity care. Creating virtual dental homes.
abstract: The dramatic increase in broadband connectivity is opening up the possibility for using telehealth-connected teams in an improved system for charity care. The Virtual Dental Home demonstration taking place in California provides a model for the development and deployment of such teams. Teams using telehealth connections to provide oral health care can transform episodic or one-time visits into an ongoing system of care with a much greater emphasis on prevention and early intervention techniques and a greater likelihood of improved oral health for the population.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Glassman
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Maysa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Namakian
authors.forename: Jesse
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harrison-Noonan
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002608:Charities; D003151:Community Health Centers; D003150:Community Health Workers; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003727:Dental Auxiliaries; D003729:Dental Care; D003792:Dental Records; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D017050:Episode of Care; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009909:Oral Health; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011320:Primary Health Care; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D017664:Uncompensated Care; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D049269:Videoconferencing; D035862:Vulnerable Populations