Implementation of oral telemedicine in Quebec

The University of Montpellier is internationally recognized for its expertise in digital oral health, particularly through the e-DENT project, a telemedicine initiative in oral health led by Dr. Nicolas Giraudeau, MCU-PH in Odontology, affiliated with CEPEL, CNRS, UM. This project has won several awards and has been cited as an example by the French Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization. Dr. Giraudeau is a key expert for the WHO in digital oral health and a member of the board of numerous learned societies (EADPH, e-OralHealth Network IADR).

Quebec's Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) wants to develop oral telemedicine throughout the province to improve oral care for dependent seniors. To this end, the MSSS has called on McGill University's Faculty of Dentistry for assistance. McGill is the university that already has a collaboration agreement on the topic of digital oral health since January 1, 2022, so it is natural that the University of Montpellier should participate in this project. The University of Montpellier is expected to support the implementation of the oral telemedicine project by sharing its expertise and training professionals in the implementation of this type of project, the organization of this type of different medical activity, training the healthcare professionals who will participate, training the dental surgeons who will perform the procedures, and finally participating in the evaluation of the program.

Carrier Nicolas Giraudeau. Budget €50,000.