title: Digital clinical records and practice administration in primary dental care.
abstract: Usually, a 'computerised dental practice' has included a series of diagnostic instruments, intra-oral cameras, digital radiographic systems, treatment planning systems, CAD-CAM systems, management systems etc. However, these 'island solutions' have not been integrated into one system. Nevertheless, it is possible to produce fully integrated systems for digital clinical records, based on established physiologic and cognitive-ergonomic concepts. The first part of this paper outlines the philosophy behind the development of such a totally integrated system for digital clinical records. The second--digital practice administration--considers how the 'digital revolution' has impacted upon practice administration.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: I-V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Ireland
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Eaton
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003071:Cognition; D016287:Computer Peripherals; D003792:Dental Records; D006804:Ergonomics; D005376:Financial Management; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D011215:Practice Management, Dental; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D018511:Systems Integration