title: Coming soon: the virtual group.
abstract: This paper discusses the possible "virtual group" use of an electronic patient record and its effect on the traditional group practice of dentistry. With an electronic patient record, several dentists with separate practices but common access to a patient's file can routinely consult on cases, thereby giving the patient the benefit of several practitioners' input.
authors.affiliation: University of California at San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Berning
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003792:Dental Records; D006124:Group Practice, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014584:User-Computer Interface