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- Impacto da telemedicina dentária na era pós Covid-19Publication . Guesmi, Hechem; Rebola, JorgeThe medical act is still a very vague notion in spite of the numerous developed attempts of definition. The treaty of medical law stays the reference but the development of information and communication technologies and in particularly the telemedicine open the debate. This remote medical practice gives a new dimension to the medical act which deserves to be discussed. The odontology often stood back in the development of the telemedicine. Nevertheless there is a real public health issue on the oral state of the frail populations in all countries.(Nicolas Giraudeau., 2014) The current health crisis has led to the emergence of new practices, new tools, and an increased use of digital health. Unfortunately, these are too often developed in a way that defies all logic or which has nothing to do with public health. Oral health professionals have been particularly affected during this crisis, and the use of digital health, and especially teledentistry, has been considered in many countries. It is time that teledentistry be adequately considered, while ensuring the quality of the medical procedure and with the aim of reducing inequalities in terms of access to oral healthcare and public health problems.(Giraudeau, 2021) Rather than saving money and time to healthcare facilities, teledentistry could also save energy and time from the patients and it is priceless. Teledentistry should be implemented to be officially evaluated, because it seems to be a good public health tool, on the theoretical aspect.(Olivier et al., 2019) Teledentistry has the potential to improve health system performance in terms of efficiency and equity. Efficiency can be assessed either alongside a clinical trial or through modeling methods. However the evidence regarding the economic evaluations of teledentistry programs is scarce. Methodological guidelines to the economic evaluation of teledentistry might help researchers to design and implement such evaluations.(Mercier & Marino, 2018) The use of teledentistry in daily clinical practice is still limited in most countries. Few countries have instituted teledentistry programs at national level. Laws, funding schemes and training are needed to support the incorporation of teledentistry into healthcare systems to institutionalize the practice of teledentistry. Mapping teledentistry practices in other countries and extending services to under-covered populations increases the benefit of teledentistry.(El Tantawi et al., 2023) There is a significant need for teledentistry education and training as well as on regulations. It may be necessary in the future to ensure that all stakeholders in the field of dentistry work together to improve these two topics for dental practitioners. It is also worth noting that teledentistry and telemedicine are public health tools and that they could provide inequitable access to medical care. However, teledentistry must be implemented to decrease inequality and ensure it does not do the opposite.(Giraudeau et al., 2022)