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SHE MAY BE MILES AWAY...
"SHE JUST TURNED FOUR ABOUT A
WEEK AGO."
THROUGH A STATE OF THE ART VIDEO
FEED...
"DO YOU HAVE US ON YOUR SCREEN?
I DO. I DO."
PEDIATRIC DENTIST JEFFREY KARP
CAN EXAMINE AMAYA'S TEETH UP
CLOSE.
"IT MAKES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME
TO BE IN THE ROOM WITHOUT
ACTUALLY BEING IN THE ROOM."
AMAYA LIVES MORE THAN AN HOU
AWAY FROM ROCHESTER'S EASTMAN
DENTAL CENTER... IT'S A RURAL
AREA IN UPSTATE NEW YORK WHERE
TOOTH DECAY IS A MAJOR PROBLEM.
DON'T THINK A LOT OF PRIVATE
OFFICES REALIZE HOW MUCH DECAY
IS STILL OUT THERE IN CHILDREN."
SOME OF THESE FAMILIES THAT USE
THESE RURAL DENTAL CLINICS
LACK THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO
TRAVEL TO CENTER'S LIKE
EASTMAN... WHEN THEY ARE IN
NEED OF MORE COMPLEX DENTAL
PROCEEDURES.
"WE HAVE CHILDREN COMING FROM
HOURS AWAY. AND SO, WHEN THERE'S
ONLY ONE PVIDER IN THEPSTATE
OR A FEW PROVIDERS, THAT ARE
DOING THESE SERVICES, THE NE
IS CONSTANTLY INCREASING."
THROUGH TELE-DENTISTRY,
REAL-TIME VIDEOCONFERENCI NG,
DR. KARP CAN ASSESS A PATIENTS
DENTAL HEALTH, AND GET A FEEL
FOR HOW A CHILD BEHAVES. ALL
THIS INFORMAON HELPS KARP
DEVELOP A TREATMENT PLAN WITHOUT
ACTUAL HAVING TO SEE THE
PATIENT IN HIS OFFICE.
"IT'S MUCH MORE COST EFFECTIVE
TO DO IT THROUGH THIS KIND OF
STRATEGY."
"I'M QUITE HAPPY WITH IT."
IT'S A SAVINGS IN COST AND TIME
AMAYA'S MOTHER CAN APPRECIATE.
"IT WORKS WITH MY SCHEDULE I
MEAN I HAVE FIVE KIDS. I WORK
FULL TIME SO IT DOES HELP US
WITH THAT PART."
IT'S TECHNOLOGLY CARP BELIEVES
WILL CATCH ON.
"THERE CERTAINLY COULD BE A
FUTURE WHERE THIS COULD BE A NEW
WAY TO DELIVER CARE IN RURAL
COMMUNITIES OR UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES."
FOHEALTHY LIVING I'M CASEY