Pediatric Dentistry eConsult Utilization and Clinical Impact in Ontario

715.7 KB of data supports analysis of pediatric dentistry eConsults in Ontario. Nalia Gurgel-Juarez created this dataset to examine how remote specialist guidance supports primary care providers in children's oral health. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze eConsult utilization rates across different primary care provider types or regions.
• Assess the clinical impact of eConsults by examining metrics like referral reduction or case resolution.
• Evaluate taxonomy-based classifications of pediatric dental conditions presented in eConsults.
• Study temporal patterns in eConsult submission and response times for workforce planning.

Strengths

• Dataset is 715.7 KB in size, indicating a focused and manageable scope for analysis.
• Explicitly focuses on pediatric dentistry eConsults, providing a niche view of telehealth utilization.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for flexible reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is small at 715.7 KB, limiting the scope and scale of possible analyses.
• Specific row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable, hindering initial assessment of structure and completeness.
• Geographic coverage is limited to Ontario, Canada, reducing generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Nalia Gurgel-Juarez via figshare.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional and taxonomy-based analysis of eConsult records.

Freshness

Data was last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Ontario, Canada.