Registering in the Patient Portal
Your dental provider will send you an invitation to join the TeleDent patient portal. This invitation will come through email or SMS text messaging and will have a link to register. The initial email or SMS message will come from TeleDent. When you have the invitation do the following steps:
- Click the blue link in the email or text message to create a username and password. You will need to enter your birthdate
2. Agree to the privacy policy, consent policy, and terms and conditions and click Create Account
3. Select how you would like to receive your notifications, text, or email and click Submit 
After you register you will login into the patient portal at
https://teledent.mouthwatch.com/
Send a Message to Your Dentist
From the patient portal, you can send messages to your dental office. You can attach pictures or documents to the messages.
From the patient portal, select a name from the left side menu:
1. Type your message directly in the chatbox and hit enter or the send icon
2. To upload files or pictures choose the
icon in the message box to choose the file. If you are on a mobile device, the upload button will connect to your camera roll
Joining a Video Call
1. Only your dentist can start a video call.
2. You will receive a text message or email with a link to join the video call
3. You can also access the link to the video call in the patient portal
4. If the dentist sets an appointment time you will receive two messages. One with the appointment
details and another with the link to join
5. Click to join and give TeleDent permission to use your microphone and camera
Changing Your Profile Information
1. From your patient portal, click the profile icon on the upper corner
2. From this screen you can change your password, username, phone, and notification preferences
Provider Note: A PDF of the patient instructions can be downloaded from the User Guide and Tool Kit course in the Learning center