Teledentistry Trends in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Date: 10/24/2022
Source: Teledentistry Trends in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s): Miranda Werts, Prashanta Patel, and Elizabeth Mertz

 

This report reviews the use of teledentistry following the COVID-19 pandemic in 4 states—California, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—and the supports needed to enhance dental care in a post-COVID-19 world. States were selected for case studies based on the following parameters: existence of teledentistry regulation, Medicaid reimbursement of telehealth (including teledentistry), payment parity, state Medicaid expansion, Medicaid dental benefits for adults, and direct access for dental hygienists and/or dental assistants.