A DECENTRALISED BLOCKCHAIN DENTISTRY DURING AND AFTER THE COVID 19 CRISIS
Keywords:
Blockchain Technology, Transactions, Dental Forensic, Dental Health RecordAbstract
Blockchain is a systematic data registration mechanism that makes the system difficult or impossible to hack, change or cheat.A blockchain is a chain consisting of a complete ledger or database of all transactions that can be publicly distributed to all users. In dentistry, blockchain technology is protective and trustworthy to exchange data to preserve patient information and transactions. This helps to turn the bulkier paper records into a digital archive that can be accessed internationally and helps the dentist, patients, and colleagues. It is commonly used in different industries, such as the food industry, medical health care, forensics, banking, etc. This technology can integrate various workflows and allows patients to preserve good dental health and also enables patients or participants to make simple transactions without a third party. This paper discusses how this technology can be used in the management of patient records, holding appointments, cashless payment transactions, confidential transfer of patient reports to the specialized dentist during and after the pandemic situation of Covid 19.
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