%0 Journal Article
%T Reducing Inaccurate Referrals to Dental Home Care Using Dental Virtual Clinic
%A Asma Alhamazani
%A Mohammed Abdulkarim Alzahrani
%A Muteb Khalaf Almuways
%A Faisal Lafi Almutairi
%A Mashael Shafi Alsalmi Alenazi
%A Rowan Abdullah Mansour Alqarni
%A Alanoud Fahd Fajri Alshamri
%A Najwa Suleiman Salman Almutairi
%A Loujain Saleh Alghamdi
%A Noof Saeed AlKahtani
%A Hadil Ali AlAmry
%A Raghad Abdullah Alrubayan
%A Majed Saber Alsaeed
%J specialty journal of medical research and health science
%@ 2521-3172
%D 2024
%V 9
%N 1
%P 15-24
%X The rise in the number of older people in Saudi Arabia, who suffer from chronic, mobility-restricting diseases necessitates need for domiciliary care Companies such as Dental Home Care (DHC). This research aims at examining the effects of adopting a new concept of a virtual dental clinic at Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC) to minimize inapposite referrals, misallocation of resources, and to improve patients’ outcomes in DHC services. By means of virtual dental clinics, teleconsultations can facilitate preliminary examinations necessary to exclude or include patients in the DHC programme. This model is expected to enhance the efficient and effective use of resources, minimize call-frequency based encounters and increase patient and provider satisfaction. Both, retrospective and prospective investigations were performed including one year prior to the virtual clinic as well as one year post implementation. Studies show that virtual screening succeeded in achieving high accuracy in referrals, sustainability in effective resource utilization and cost savings; all of which affirm optimization of DHC processes.
%U https://sciarena.com/article/reducing-inaccurate-referrals-to-dental-home-care-using-dental-virtual-clinic-uujwhmuq01uhvr9