title: SmartConsent: a computerized informed consent for dental patients.
abstract: Communicating personalized information to patients about the risks, benefits and other critical information about dental disease and treatment is often difficult for providers. In this research we developed a novel informed consent prototype that can accurately translate and communicate information to patients in a standardized and effective manner based on their diagnosis and prescribed treatment. In future work, we aim to integrate SmartConsent into the institutional electronic patient record (EPR) and determine its effectiveness in a randomized controlled study.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dental Branch, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Valenza
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Muhammad F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Walji
mesh_terms: D032962:Consent Forms; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000379:methods*; D048048:Dental Informatics / Q000379:methods*; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D007258:Informed Consent; D020407:Internet; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods*; D018511:Systems Integration; D013781:Texas; D014584:User-Computer Interface