The use of clinical computer workstations as an educational adjunct in prosthodontics.
Current computer systems improve the health professional's ability to store, retrieve, and present visual data in a way never before possible. Health professionals in general are beginning to use computer-based digital imaging to improve the diagnosis and treatment planning of disease processes. The use of computer-based networks to transmit medical and dental data is in its infancy but promises to be the main form of data transmission of the future. This article outlines a few applications presently being used and developed at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry in the preclinical and clinical courses in prosthodontics.
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Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Columbus 43210-1241, USA.
D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008838:Microcomputers; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000193:education*