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This article presents the use of captured data
within the range of patient care activities of the dental practitioner
with an emphasis on prosthodontic activities. It describes the use
of computer technology in dentistry during a typical patient encounter in
a dental care facility. The oral health record, the need for speech
recognition technology, and existing documentation software are discussed.
Ongoing development of the capabilities of Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
systems is becoming an important part of the oral health setting;
including systems applicable to prosthodontics. These systems all
rely on a common standardized structure for the electronic (oral) health
record (EHR/EOHR). Current developments in radiological technology
and digital imaging are explained as well as fundamentals of decision
support systems clarified. Recent developments in the representation
of domain knowledge as well as the implementation of a dental nomenclature
and metathesaurus are also presented. A quality matrix identifies
target values for dental informatics while demonstrating an
"importance-weighting" of dental characteristics.
Keywords: Computer technology, dental informatics, digital x-ray and imaging devices, computer-based oral health record, decision support systems Citation: Umar H. Capabilities of Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems: The Implications for the Practicing Dental Professional. J Contemp Dent Pract 2002 Feb;(3)1: 027-042. |
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