ACTA FAC MED NAISS 2012;29(2):93-101

Case report

UDC: 616.314:621.39

DOI: 10.2478/v10283-012-0013-7

Teleconsultation in Dentistry Using the XPA3 Online System: Case Report

Dejan Dubovina¹, Branko Mihailović¹, Biljana Vujičić², Saša Tabaković¹, Vladimir Matvijenko¹, Dušan Živković¹

¹University of Priština, Faculty of Medicine - Kosovska Mitrovica, Dentistry Clinic

²University of Niš, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry Clinic, Serbia


summary

Telemedicine represents interactive audio-visual communication between doctors and their patients. The Center for Telemedicine in Kosovska Mitrovica organizes and manages the process of teleconsultation using the computer-medical system XPA3 Online. This paper explains the procedure of posting teleconsultation requests by doctors, consultation seekers, and the procedure of responding to teleconsultation requests by doctors who provide consultation. Two practical cases were reported, where interspecialist dentistry teleconsultation was effectuated. In both cases, the patients were successfully managed after effectuated consultations, without being referred to other dentistry specialists for examination and advice. The XPA3 Online teleconsultation system is a convenient and comfortable way for rapid and high quality management of dentistry patients.

Key words: telemedicine, XPA3 Online, teeth, dentistry, oral surgery