Roberto Nunes Umpierre

Teledentistry in Brazil: Tools to Improve the Quality of Oral Health in the Primary Care Setting

The use of telehealth tools in Brazil has been increasing in recent years. Specifically in dentistry, use has been more associated with e-learning actions. More recently there has been investment in teleconsulting actions and support for clinical decision making from web based systems and app development. Although there is still a long way to go brazilian e-health already presents good reports of it use in three broad areas: teleconsulting, telediagnosis and e-learning.

E-Health Care in Oral Cancer

Diagnosis of oral mucosal lesions, including oral cancer, is often challenging for the general dentists. This may be explained, at least in part, by the lack of training during undergraduate course. In this scenario, e-health initiatives have potential to help the health professionals, by means tele-education, teleconsulting, telediagnosis and interventions in the referral system to specialized consultations. This chapter summarizes the TelessaudeRS/UFRGS actions to improve the quality of care in Oral Medicine in the Rio Grande do Sul State (Southern Brazil).