How does Teledent work

• You must be a registered dental practitioner, medical radiologist or ENT in Australia or New Zealand to use the services
• It is important that we have accurate and up to date contact details for you so that the radiologist can call you to discuss a case if necessary
• You will be asked to provide Teledent with basic information regarding the X-ray and cone beam CT machines in your practice, and your clinical areas of interest
• It is free to register and you do not need to purchase any software to use Teledent

• Log on under your user name
• Complete a referral form which provides details of the patient (name, DOB, address), reason for taking the image and background clinical notes, including pertinent dental and medical history
• Upload the patient’s image dataset, as a DICOM data file, by dragging a file into the box or browsing and selecting the file. You MUST place the DICOM files into a folder and this folder must be compressed (zipped ) prior to uploading the case to the website.  The upload speed is dependent on the speed of your internet connection
• Plain film images, such as OPGs, lateral cephalograms and intraoral images can be uploaded in high resolution JPEG, TIFF of BMP formats if DICOM is not available
• If relevant, you will have the option to upload any previous images, including clinical images as JPEG, TIFF or BMP files, or any previous radiology reports can be scanned and attached
• You will have the option of mailing a memory stick or CD to a secure post office address (P.O. Box 2450, Kew VIC 3101), if your internet connection lacks the speed or capacity to upload the larger datafiles of some cone beam machines
• Select the type of report you are requiring.  If you need the path of nerves marked up or implant site measurements, please make sure you select that you also need a portfolio of worked up images.
• Indicate if you require a Rush report for cone beam reports (completed within 24 hours)
• You will be directed to secure payment portal – fees are processed on credit card pre-payment
• You will receive an email confirming the request for report, the successful transfer of the patient data file and confirmation that the payment has been received

Teledent's maxillofacial radiologist:

• Reviews case notes and DICOM files supplied
• Prepares a comprehensive report on the area of interest, as well as reporting on all findings in the entire dataset
• Sends an email to the practice advising the report is ready for downloading

• Once the report has been prepared, you will receive an email asking you to log on to your secure site to download
• All your reports that are ready for download will be listed here
• The report will be prepared in PDF format
• An itemised tax invoice and receipt will be attached to the report