Assessing Patient Discomfort in Smartphone-Based Teledentistry From the Perspective of Dental Professionals: Qualitative Interview Study

Margaret Shenouda   ¹ , BA ;   Boyen Huang   ¹ , DDS, MHA, PhD ;   Emily C Schultz   ^{1, 2} , RDH, MS ;   Mohamed Estai   ³ , MBBS, MSc, PhD ;   Sarbin Ranjitkar   ⁴ , BDS, BScDent (Hons), PhD ;   Jeff P Louie   ⁵ , MD ;   Patimaporn Pungchanchaikul   ⁶ , DDS, MClinDent, PhD

¹ School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States

² College of Allied Health and Nursing, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, United States

³ School of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

⁴ Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States

⁶ Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand