title: A human-centered design of a dental discharge summary (DDS) for patients.
abstract: Patients are often provided with sub-optimal information regarding their clinic visits. Patients sometimes forget post-discharge instructions provided verbally, and infrequently follow preventative advice to improve health. In this research we propose to develop and evaluate a dental discharge summary (DDS) for patients through a human-centered design process. Our long term goals are to automatically generate a personalized discharge summary after each clinic encounter to educate and motivate patients to maintain excellent oral health.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dental Branch, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walji
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loeffelholz
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Valenza
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003729:Dental Care; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010351:Patient Discharge