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Teledentistry is considered to be a technological advancement in providing dental care to patients while effectively addressing the time management. Furthermore, the pandemic of COVID\u201019 has been here for quite long now, forcing the dental practitioners to ponder upon other methods of healthcare delivery apart from the traditional in\u2010office direct clinical examination. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of dental professionals of Malaysia regarding teledentistry, which can act as a future pedestal for improvements in virtual dental practice and patient care. <jats:italic>Materials and Methods<\/jats:italic>. It was a descriptive, cross\u2010sectional study involving an electronic survey of a sample of dental professionals of Malaysia. A prevalidated, 26\u2010item, 5\u2010point Likert\u2010scale questionnaire was used in assessing the perceptions of dental professionals regarding teledentistry in four domains: existing concerns about teledentistry use, the potential of teledentistry in improving practice, usefulness of teledentistry for dental practice, and its usefulness for patients. Statistical analyses involved descriptive statistics which included frequency distributions. <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. An overall response rate of 31.0% was observed with 310 dental practitioners participating in the survey. More than 60% of respondents agreed that teledentistry would benefit the dental practice through enhancement of communication with peers, guidance, and new patients\u2019 referral. However, a substantial proportion of practitioners (70\u201080%) expressed uncertainty with accuracy of diagnosis, technical reliability, and privacy. <jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. Generally, the results of this study point towards the readiness of dental professionals of Malaysia to engage in teledentistry practice. However, further work needs to be done to assess the commercial feasibility of teledentistry, not only in Malaysia but also in other parts of the world. 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