Patient satisfaction with E-Oral Health care in rural and remote settings: A systematic review protocol

Abstract

Background: Individuals living in rural and remote settings face oral health problems and access-to-care barriers due to the shortage of oral health care providers in these areas, geographic remoteness, lack of appropriate infrastructure and lower socio-economic status. E-Oral Health technology could mitigate these barriers by providing the delivery of some aspects of health care and exchange of information across geographic distances. This review will systematically evaluate the literature on patient satisfaction with received E-Oral Health care in rural and remote communities. Methods: This systematic review will include interventional and observational studies in which E-Oral Health techn..