Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the applications and prospects of big data in digital dental healthcare.
Methods: The study included 30 participants in the dental field (dentists, technicians, professors, and graduate students). From June 25 to 30, 2023, the contents of the study were thoroughly explained, consent was obtained from the research subjects, and a questionnaire was administered via an internet service. The questionnaires of 28 participants who responded completely were used for analysis. The collected data were statistically processed using IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 22.0 (IBM).
Results: The use of big data in digital dental healthcare, digital dental health system, mobile dental health, dental health analysis, and telehealthcare were all heavily surveyed, with an average score of 3.97 or higher on a 5-point Likert scale. The areas where big data can be utilized in digital dental healthcare are as follows. The utilization rate for three-dimensional digital product development via linkage with big data systems and industrial field manufacturing technology was found to be 4.11±0.67, and the analysis of trends by age in the occurrence of various oral diseases was found to be 4.00±0.98.
Conclusion: In the future, research into the viability of big data’s success in the medical data field, which is directly related to human life, is needed. Additionally, social policies and regulations regarding big data–related information and standards in dental healthcare are necessary.

Keywords: Big data, Dental healthcare, Dental technicians, Digital