The DERWeb project—dental education resources on the Internet

The delivery of dental education, in common with other forms of higher education, has altered considerably over the last decade. The introduction of the World Wide Web enabled resources for dental education to be delivered in a new and innovative manner. DERWeb was funded by HEFC-JISC. The primary r...

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Published in:International journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland) Ireland), 1997-11, Vol.47 (1), p.75-77
Main Authors: Davis, L.G, Winstanley, R.B, Duffin, R, Griffiths, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer Communication Networks
Computer Literacy
Computer networks
Computer-Assisted Instruction
Databases as Topic
Dental
Dental education
Dentistry
Digital images
Education, Dental
Educational Technology
Humans
Information Systems
Internet
Libraries, Dental
Medical computing
Medical education
Medical imaging
Schools, Dental
Societies, Dental
Teaching
Teaching Materials
User-Computer Interface
World Wide Web
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Summary:The delivery of dental education, in common with other forms of higher education, has altered considerably over the last decade. The introduction of the World Wide Web enabled resources for dental education to be delivered in a new and innovative manner. DERWeb was funded by HEFC-JISC. The primary resource consists of a library of 1600 clinical dental images each with keywords and a description. Selected images were used to create teaching materials to demonstrate to dental educators world wide how the image library could be used by individual institutions. Hands-on courses were held to demonstrate the new resource and to evaluate computer skills in the dental community. Since the commencement of the project in September 1994 DERWeb has become one of the leading resources for dental education world wide. The site has been accessed by 79 countries with approximately 107 000 accesses in October 1996. DERWeb also designs and maintains the British Dental Association pages together with other professional organisations. Its resources also include dental contact addresses and links to quality dental sites world wide. Further funding has enabled DERWeb to expand further and explore new technologies to develop interactivity on the Web.
ISSN:1386-5056
1872-8243
DOI:10.1016/S1386-5056(97)00077-4