title: Dental informatics for Australia.
abstract: Dentistry is undergoing significant changes with need for the dentist to manage a larger body of knowledge and information. There will be increasing reliance on electronic information systems in education, research, and dental practice. Dental informatics is concerned with computer and information science and technology and communications. Goals, that could be adopted for Australia, were proposed in the USA in 1989. Specific action steps that could meet those goals are proposed for Australia.
authors: Public Health Dentistry, University of Sydney.
authors: A Y
authors: AY
authors: Hou
authors: P D
authors: PD
authors: Barnard
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003142:Communication; D003813:Dentistry / Q000458:organization & administration; D004497:Education, Dental; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011364:Professional Practice; D012106:Research; D013672:Technology