Patient in the Chair: Video Collaboration between Faculty and Students for On-the-Job Training in Dental Medicine

Mentoring between faculty and students increases success. Dental students gain experience by performing procedures with faculty mentors. Advanced procedures require specialists, who can be difficult to find in rural areas. Enabling video collaboration and remote guidance has helped dental students in rural areas to better care for their patients.

Outcomes: Understand the need for security within HIPAA/medical applications of technology * Explore technology that can help with telemedicine applications * Learn how to integrate telemedicine technology to aid patients in rural areas while furthering student instruction