The Potential Impact of Internet of Things on Dentistry

This report explores the potential impact of Internet of Things (IoT) on the dentistry industry. It discusses how IoT can enhance oral healthcare, enable real-time monitoring of patients, and the need for interoperability. The report also covers the regulatory factors and ethics involved, as well as the disruption caused by IoT in the dentistry industry. It emphasizes the importance of data security in IoT implementation.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Part 1: Research...............................................................................................................................2
Part 2: ways IoT will impact Dentistry industry..............................................................................3
Offers enhanced oral healthcare..................................................................................................3
Real time monitoring towards the patients..................................................................................3
Need of interoperability...............................................................................................................4
Part 3: Regulatory factors and ethics...............................................................................................4
Part four: Disruption........................................................................................................................5
As-Is model......................................................................................................................................6
To-be model.....................................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
The main aim of the report is to develop a digital revolution report that will be able to
address all the challenges that are faced by the current industry. In this assessment the main
focus will be on determining the possible impacts that will be created on dentistry industry with
the integration of IoT. IoT is a sensor device that is mainly connected with the help of cloud. IoT
service offers a multi-layer technology that has the potential to provide upfront provisioning,
management, and effective automation towards the connected devices within the use of Internet
of Things. The main reason behind integrating IoT with the dentistry industry is that it offers
remote access towards the patient monitoring and ensures that proper services are provided
towards the patients. In addition to this the healthcare information systems is being designed in
such a way that it will be able to protect all the data stored within the system. The report will
describe all the necessary aspects related to the impacts of IoT in dentistry industry.
Part 1: Research
IoT is referred to the concepts that is mainly concerned with the ever growing network
that helps in communicating effectively through the help of internet enabled devices and system.
The basic components of internet of things includes sensors, connectivity and people along with
processes. The main reason behind integrating IoT in dentistry is to provide a better treatment
towards the people facing challenges with teeth and gums. With the help of Iot in healthcare it
becomes easy to provide better dental health towards the patients. IoT is often used in the tech
industry for the purpose of enhancing the features offered towards the patients. It is expected that
the integration of IoT with dentistry will drive healthcare industry to a next level as it will be
able to provide better support. The technology will perform its activity by connecting sensors

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that are known as beacons with the smartphones for providing better support. In addition to this
it becomes essential to integrate the dentistry field with IoT technology for enhancing the
performance. This starts with including the IoT cloud innovation. The Iot helps in recording data
of patient and ensures that all data are updated within the system frequently. On the other hand it
is expected that the X-Rays are examined in depth with the use of hand motions. And the entire
clinic can be become a smart environment that streamlines all processes.
Part 2: ways IoT will impact Dentistry industry
Offers enhanced oral healthcare
With the growing technology and needs of the patients it has been observed that there is a
huge need to implement smart technologies that will impact the Dentistry industry widely. IoT
has integrated its technology with toothbrushes so that they can make oral health better and will
ensure that all challenges have been mitigated successfully. In addition to this the dentistry has
been benefitted immensely with the use of Iot as it is able to provide smart mouth guards and
sensors on the implantable tooth.
Real time monitoring towards the patients
IoT has the potential to provide multiple monitoring devices at a time that can be
connected with the patients for providing real-time monitoring. This helps in managing the
health conditions of the patients. The monitors are attached with the affected area of the patients
so that it becomes easy to determine any type of sensitivity that occurs within the patient. This
devices are also designed for the purpose of transmitting the signals from home. This reduces the
time that is needed for the purpose of providing health care facility towards the needed patient.
This can reduce the need for doctor’s attention and can improve the level of care provided at the
same time.

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Need of interoperability
There is a huge need to implement proper measures that will ensure that all the data
related to the customers are saved effectively within the healthcare database. The data related to
customer has the potential to get impacted with the integration of IoT in the dentistry industry.
This will eventually impact the performance of the customers.
Part 3: Regulatory factors and ethics
The Lessig theory states that there are four forces that has the potential to constrain to the
actions performed by a user. This includes law, social norms, architecture and market. While
integrating technology with an industry it becomes essential to determine the regulator factors.
The healthcare industry has decided to integrate the dentistry field with IoT so that it becomes
easy to provide enhanced features towards the patients. The main regulatory factor that is
needed to be focused on while using IoT in dentistry field is that it is one of the smallest
computing object that focuses entirely on collecting the information regarding every patients and
sending it to the cloud automatically so that it can be used for performing better analysis with the
data. IoT devices are predicted for expanding the performance in the healthcare industry as they
offer numerous benefits towards the healthcare industry. Thus it becomes essential to ensure that
all data are collected effectively and maintained without causing any data breaches.
The main challenge is that it becomes very difficult to protect the data from getting
breached. Thus it becomes essential to include proper regulations that will protect the healthcare
data from getting affected by the third party. The reason behind enhancing data security within
IoT is that it has the potential to harm the patient’s health and thus it becomes essential to
understand the consequences of the IoT in dentistry field.

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Part four: Disruption
One of the impact that is being identified within the dentistry industry with the
integration of IoT is the threat towards the data that is stored within the system. There is a huge
need to provide proper security towards the data of the customers so that they does not get
impacted by any activity performed by the hackers. The healthcare industry needs to implement
proper encryption method within the IoT system that will protect the healthcare department and
will ensure that all data are being stored safely. The dentistry industry needs to integrate
authentication phase effectively so that it can ensure better processing and data analysis. This
will help the dentistry industry to have authorized access towards all the data stored in the
system. The data needs to be processed as cipher text so that only authorized person can access
the crucial data. This will help in maintaining proper security towards the data and will maintain
proper integrity throughout the patient’s data.
The encryption method within the system will remove the chances of data theft or data
breaches. In addition to this encryption also provides a security effectiveness towards the data.
With the help of encryption it becomes easy to maintain the integrity within the data. Beside this
the encryption offers better protection towards the data and ensures that all the data of patients
are maintained without getting distorted. This helps in protecting the private information,
sensitive data, and ensures that the security of communication between client apps and servers.
IoT within the Dentistry industry will enhance the performance and offers better
diagnosis towards the healthcare. This also enhances the tracking facility towards the patient’s
data. With the help of tele-monitoring it becomes easy to collect patient data by using IoT and
sending the essential data towards the healthcare monitoring so that it can provide better
diagnosis. The monitoring facility in the dentistry industry provides alerts regarding the patient

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health condition so that they can monitor the health conditions effectively. This enhances the
performance and ensures that the technology is able to provide better support towards the
patients.
As-Is model
The as-is model is used for defining the current process of the healthcare sector in
dentistry. Earlier it was difficult to monitor the conditions of the patients. With the
implementation of new technology it became easy to provide better services towards the patients.

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To-be model
With the integration of IoT it becomes easy to monitor and control over the patients
health condition
Conclusion
Thus from the above report it can be stated that with the help of proper analysis it
becomes easy to manage the impacts of IoT in dentistry industry. The report has focused on
highlighting the concept of Iot and have identified all the necessary ethical considerations. Thus
it can be stated that with proper integration and encryption of data it will become easy to manage
the activities. The significant benefits that are offered with IoT in HIMS is that it helps in
reducing the operational costs, and ensures that the quality of the services provided has been
increased. This also offers possible outcomes for the critical health conditions and ensures that
the system is able to make decisions efficiently.

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