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What do we know about portable dental services? A scoping review
Homa Fathi1, Jacqueline Rousseau2, Nora Makansi1
1Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Gerodontology
|January 23, 2021
Summary
Portable dentistry, delivering dental care at home, faces adoption challenges despite rising demand. A new model outlines service organization, setup, delivery, and factors like human, equipment, and financial elements for dentists.
Area of Science:
- Dental Public Health
- Healthcare Delivery Systems
Background:
- Portable dentistry, the delivery of dental care in homes or institutions, is experiencing increased demand.
- Despite growing need, dentists show reluctance in adopting portable dental practices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review literature on portable dental services.
- To understand the operational processes and identify benefits and challenges of portable dentistry for providers and patients.
Main Methods:
- A systematic scoping search identified 3994 documents, with 28 included in the final analysis.
- Thematic content analysis was performed independently by three authors.
Main Results:
- A three-level model of portable dentistry was developed, centering on the patient and encompassing the dental team and society.
- The model details service organization, arrival/setup, and delivery, incorporating human, non-human (equipment/environment), and financial factors at each level.
Conclusions:
- A proposed model for portable dentistry is presented.
- This model is intended to be a useful resource for dentists and dental educators exploring portable dental practice.
