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ArticleFrontiers in dental medicine2025

Evaluation of the effectiveness of teledentistry on diagnostic accuracy and treatment planning among Jordanian dentists.

Sabha Mahmoud Alshatrat, Majd Alsaleh, Jumana M Sabarini, Tamadur Mahmoud Falah, Yousef Saleh Khader, Alaa Fawwaz Dalky, Bayan Mahasneh, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh

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Sabha Mahmoud AlshatratDepartment of Applied Dental Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Majd AlsalehDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
Jumana M SabariniConsultant of Pediatric Dentistry, Arabella Dental Center, Irbid, Jordan.
Tamadur Mahmoud FalahDepartment of Applied Dental Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Yousef Saleh KhaderDepartment of Public Health, Community Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Alaa Fawwaz DalkyDepartment of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Bayan MahasnehDepartment of Applied Dental Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Abedelmalek Kalefh TabnjhDepartment of Applied Dental Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

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Purpose: To assess the diagnostic accuracy and treatment planning agreement among Jordanian dentists when using teledentistry. Methods: Thirty children underwent dental examinations. Standardized intraoral photographs and brief case histories from pediatric patients were compiled into clinical case scenarios. Eight representative cases were selected and presented in a Google Forms survey to licensed dentists in Jordan. Participants reviewed the cases, providing clinical diagnoses and proposing treatment plans. Responses were analyzed to determine diagnostic accuracy and agreement on treatment planning. Results: Diagnostic agreement was highest for cases with distinct clinical presentations. Case #5 (early childhood caries) showed the highest agreement at 92.1%, followed by Case #3 (avulsion; 91.1%) and Case #6 (ectopic eruption; 85.1%). Treatment planning agreement followed a similar pattern. The highest concordance was reported for Case #4 (molar-incisor hypomineralization; 64.4%) and Case #7(Functional class III/anterior crossbite 59.4%). Conclusion: Teledentistry enables high diagnostic accuracy among Jordanian dentists, especially in pediatric cases with well-defined presentations. However, the observed variability in treatment planning highlights the need for standardized clinical guidelines and targeted professional development to optimize teledentistry's integration into routine dental care.

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