Teledentistry: Permanent distance learning
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This article describes the implementation of the Teledentistry Project until the second semester of 2008. The project offers elearning to several dental health professionals working for local health agencies in the city of Belo Horizonte. The project resulted from a demand by the local health authority of the municipality of Belo Horizonte, the Belo Horizonte City Department of Health – SMSA/BH. The intention was to create a partnership with the Scholl of Dentistry at the Federal Universtiy of Minas Gerais. By establishing a virtual interaction between public dental health authorities and the university. The project aims: (1) To supply ongoing
(permanent) education to the team that delivers dental health public service to the citizens; (2) to gather relevant information among the service suppliers that will subsidize the discussion about professional education in the sector; (3) To test and improve the virtual learning methods in the sector; (4) to consolidate the concept of team work among the service suppliers. The results indicate that the project has been well accepted.
(permanent) education to the team that delivers dental health public service to the citizens; (2) to gather relevant information among the service suppliers that will subsidize the discussion about professional education in the sector; (3) To test and improve the virtual learning methods in the sector; (4) to consolidate the concept of team work among the service suppliers. The results indicate that the project has been well accepted.
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