title: Method for automated entry of a dental chart schematic using a computer card reader.
abstract: A method was developed in which a dental chart schematic, printed on a standard 80-column computer card, could be used to record DMF data for analysis using mark sensing technology. The binary image of each column was read by a standard card reader and this information was used to create a detailed DMF analysis. This method uses readily available technology and could be modified for many research purposes.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D003792:Dental Records; D006801:Humans; D012984:Software