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Interdisciplinary Care Model: Odontogenic Infections and Systemic Complications

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Odontogenic infections spread to near and distant regions of the body leading to oral and systemic complications. To treat these infections, coordination of care between medical and dental providers is crucial. The siloes in the current clinical information systems do not aid in this shared practice. In this chapter, we highlight the issues within existing health information technology by providing few important examples of oral and systemic complications of odontogenic infections. Also, we summarized the importance of multidisciplinary approach to treat these infections in diverse health care settings.

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  1. Dental Informatics Core, Department of Cariology, Operative Dentistry & Dental Public Health, Indiana University School of Dentistry, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Jayanth Kumar Medam & Thankam Paul Thyvalikakath

  2. School of Informatics and Computing, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Jayanth Kumar Medam & Thankam Paul Thyvalikakath

  3. Centre for Biomedical Informatics, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Thankam Paul Thyvalikakath

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  1. Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Center for Oral and Systemic Health, Marshfield, WI, USA

    Amit Acharya

  2. Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA, USA

    Valerie Powell

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Miguel H. Torres-Urquidy

  4. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre - School of Health Professions, Lubbock, TX, USA

    Robert H. Posteraro

  5. Department of Restorative Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Thankam Paul Thyvalikakath

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Medam, J.K., Thyvalikakath, T.P. (2019). Interdisciplinary Care Model: Odontogenic Infections and Systemic Complications. In: Acharya, A., Powell, V., Torres-Urquidy, M., Posteraro, R., Thyvalikakath, T. (eds) Integration of Medical and Dental Care and Patient Data. Health Informatics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98298-4_8

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