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From left: Kimberly McFarland, D.D.S., associate professor of oral biology, David Brown, Ph.D., associate dean for academic affairs and David Riggenbach, multimedia engineer at the College of Dentistry, talk with Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and Janice Fitts, executive director of the Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska in Gering, Neb. |
Using videoconferencing, Vilsack listened to David Brown, Ph.D., an associate dean for academic affairs, Kim McFarland, D.D.S., an associate professor of oral biology, and David Riggenbach, a multimedia engineer, all with the UNMC College of Dentistry, describe how teledentistry is used to make life easier for the people living in the panhandle.
Dr. Brown demonstrated how intraoral cameras are used to help dentists at the college evaluate and diagnose patients in Western Nebraska.
“We have been able to save patients from rural communities’ considerable time and money by utilizing this technology,” Dr. Brown told Vilsack.
The secretary of agriculture complimented the College of Dentistry on the work being done and took considerable notes during our discussion, Dr. McFarland said.