Elderly's Intention to Use Teledentistry Services

Abstract

This research seeks to answer two questions: (1) What are the factors affecting elderly's intention to use teledentistry services? (2) What are the barriers to the adoption of teledentistry services among older people? To achieve this, the authors conducted a literature review related to this issue. The chapter is organized as follows. After the first section introduction, the second section deals with the conceptual framework of the research topic. The third section of the chapter is devoted to explaining the research methodology. As for the fourth section, it was devoted to discussion the results associated with intentions to use teledentistry and barriers to adoption of teledentistry among older adults. Finally, research directions, practical implications, and conclusion are presented in the last section.