Mireille M Goetghebeur, Monika Wagner, Dima Samaha, William O'Neil, Danielle Badgley, Hector Castro-Jaramillo, Payam Abrishami, Antonio Sarria-Santamera, Irina Cleemput, Michele Tringali
EXPLORING VALUES OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AGENCIES USING REFLECTIVE MULTICRITERIA AND RARE DISEASE CASE
International journal of technology assessment in health care
introduction teledentistry emerged promising solution enhance dental healthcare accessibility quality understanding public awareness attitudes toward teledentistry crucial successful implementation especially regions like saudi arabia digital health initiatives rapidly expanding study aims assess level awareness attitudes perceptions toward teledentistry among saudi arabian population well examine demographic factors influencing acceptance methods crosssectional survey conducted 474 participants employing structured questionnaire collect data demographics awareness knowledge perceptions attitudes toward teledentistry statistical analyses including correlation chisquare tests performed analyze data results majority respondents 64 reported awareness teledentistry primarily internet 445 healthcare providers 363 average selfassessed knowledge score 304 5 indicating moderate familiarity teledentistry concepts attitudes toward teledentistry generally positive 54 expressing belief effectiveness however significant portion sample showed reluctance toward using teledentistry routine dental checkups 451 showing willingness high technological accessibility reported yet 559 participants preferred traditional inperson consultations correlation analysis revealed moderate positive relationship knowledge belief effectiveness r 021 negligible correlation willingness use teledentistry r 0016 strong positive correlation found belief effectiveness willingness routine checkups r 0673 educational level significantly influenced teledentistry acceptance higher education correlating greater receptiveness conclusion moderate level awareness generally positive attitude toward teledentistry among saudi population hesitance remains regarding use routine care findings highlight need educational initiatives improve knowledge perceptions teledentistry potentially enhancing acceptance integration healthcare system