Background This guide to using teledentistry to maintain services and contact with patients during the time of COVID‐19 physical distancing has been prepared by Dr. Paul Glassman, Associate Dean for Research and Community Engagement at the College of Dental Medicine at California Northstate University in Elk Grove, CA and Professor Emeritus at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni, School of Dentistry in San Francisco, CA.   Dr. Glassman pioneered the use of telehealth systems to deliver oral health care, creating a first of its kind demonstration project more than a decade ago.  The six‐year demonstration he directed has resulted in national attention to the idea that the oral health industry could reach many people who are not currently receiving oral health services by “bringing care to where people are” using teledentistry systems.  The Virtual Dental Home model used in that demonstration is being replicated or used as a model to emulate in many states now.