An overview of the knowledge, perception and experience of dentists about the utilization of teledentistry as a dental care media in Makassar, Indonesia

Rasmidar Samad (Department of Public Dental Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)
Burhanuddin D. Pasiga (Department of Public Dental Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)
Nursyamsi Nursyamsi (Department of Public Dental Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)
Alex Aryanto (Department of Public Dental Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
Vol. 6 No. 3 (2021): (Available online: 1 December 2021)

Objective: To describe the characteristics, knowledge, perceptions and experiences of dentists regarding the use of teledentistry in Makassar, Indonesia.Methods: A cross-sectional survey with 87 dentists in Makassar as respondents. The service was carried out by distributing questionnaires in the form of statements and questions regarding the use of teledentistry as a dental care medium. This study used univariate analysis.Results: Most of the respondents were aged 31-40 years (43.7%) and 71.3% of the respondents were women. As many as 60.9% of respondents have good knowledge about the use of teledentistry. As many as 80.5% of respondents have a good perception of the use of teledentistry. As many as 58.6% of respondents have no experience in using teledentistry. Conclusion: Generally dentists in Makassar already have a good knowledge in understanding teledentistry as utilization. dental care media. Generally dentists in Makassar have a good perception in interpreting the use of teledentistry as dental care media. Most of the dentists have no experience in the use of teledentistry as dental care media.