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Review
. 2023 Mar 20;23(6):3277.
doi: 10.3390/s23063277.

The Potential of Blockchain Technology in Dental Healthcare: A Literature Review

Takua Mokhamed  1 , Manar Abu Talib  1 , Mohammad Adel Moufti  2 , Sohail Abbas  1 , Faheem Khan  3
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Review

The Potential of Blockchain Technology in Dental Healthcare: A Literature Review

Takua Mokhamed et al. Sensors (Basel). .

Abstract

Blockchain technology in the healthcare industry has potential to enable enhanced privacy, increased security, and an interoperable data record. Blockchain technology is being implemented in dental care systems to store and share medical information, improve insurance claims, and provide innovative dental data ledgers. Because the healthcare sector is a large and ever-growing industry, the use of blockchain technology would have many benefits. To improve dental care delivery, researchers advocate using blockchain technology and smart contracts due to their numerous advantages. In this research, we concentrate on blockchain-based dental care systems. In particular, we examine the current research literature, pinpoint issues with existing dental care systems, and consider how blockchain technology may be used to address these issues. Finally, the limitations of the proposed blockchain-based dental care systems are discussed which may be regarded as open issues.

Keywords: blockchain; dentistry; electronic dental records; smart contract.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Structure of the Review.
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(a) Distribution of blockchain-dentistry-related publications over years; (b) Distribution of dentistry-related publications over years.
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The general architecture for existing EDRs.
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Problems solved by blockchain-based solutions in Dentistry.
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Blockchain-based EDR system: A top-level view.
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