LEGAL PROTECTION FOR THE USE OF TELEDENTISTRY IN DENTAL PRACTICE BASED ON LAW NUMBER 17 OF 2023 CONCERNING HEALTH
Keywords:
Teledentistry, Professional Ethics, Legal Protection, Health LawAbstract
In the era of Society 5.0, developments in information and communication technology have brought significant transformations to the healthcare sector, including dental practice through the implementation of teledentistry. Teledentistry enables the delivery of dental health services remotely through digital media, thereby expanding public access to dental health services, especially in remote areas. Despite its convenience, the use of teledentistry raises complex legal and ethical challenges, particularly regarding the protection of patient personal data, dentists' legal responsibilities, and the quality of the doctor-patient relationship. This study aims to analyze legal protection in teledentistry practice based on Law Number 17 of 2023 concerning Health, with an emphasis on aspects of professional ethics and dentists' professional responsibilities. The method used is a normative juridical approach with an analysis of laws and regulations as well as legal literature and medical ethics. The results show that current regulations are still inadequate in regulating teledentistry practice in detail, particularly regarding digital data security, standard procedures for remote diagnosis, and online medical consent mechanisms. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen regulations and comprehensive ethical guidelines so that teledentistry practices can be carried out safely, ethically, and responsibly in accordance with legal standards and dental professionalism in Indonesia.
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