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If you cannot make an office visit or need a diagnosis to determine your treatment needs, virtual dentistry may be a helpful option. This new approach enables dentists to consult with patients and offer expert advice through videoconferencing software or smartphone applications.
The use of virtual dentistry tools allows dental office teams to provide personalized care and dental diagnoses when onsite visits are limited or not feasible.
In virtual dentistry, a dentist uses a phone, text messages or video calls to provide a virtual consultation or dental diagnosis to address your problems and determine if you need to schedule an in-person visit. You can set up an appointment with a dental office, by phone or online, to discuss problems. Some virtual dentistry tools also allow you to receive expert advice without an appointment.
Dentists can determine through consultation whether you have an emergency dental problem and can provide instructions on how to treat conditions. If you have a cracked or chipped tooth, soft tissue lesion (bump), small cavity, jaw pain or similar non-emergency condition, a virtual dentistry consultation through phone or video may work. If you need urgent treatment, you may need to schedule an onsite visit.
Check your insurance plan for details on what’s covered. Delta Dental covers virtual dentistry services, and your benefits for problem-focused exams would apply.
Once you know you need care delivered remotely, take four action steps.
Your Teeth and Gums Matter
In more ways than you imagine. The better your oral health is, the healthier you are.
Smile Score was developed to help you make the connection between the health of your teeth and gums to your overall health.
Show your clinical evaluation report to our Doctors. They advise you what would be the best
treatment options good for you.
Once you have Estimated Dental Scores, you can discuss the results with our Doctors who can verify those scores with
information collected during a professional dental examination.