title: A preliminary comparison of speech recognition functionality in dental practice management systems.
abstract: In this study, we examined speech recognition functionality in four leading dental practice management systems. Twenty dental students used voice to chart a simulated patient with 18 findings in each system. Results show it can take over a minute to chart one finding and that users frequently have to repeat commands. Limited functionality, poor usability and a high error rate appear to retard adoption of speech recognition in dentistry.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jeannie Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: Titus
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schleyer
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D048048:Dental Informatics / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009323:Natural Language Processing; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D010865:Pilot Projects; D049250:Speech Recognition Software