Development of a Navy Dental Epidemiology Information System

An automated dental epidemiology system was designed for installation at the Naval Regional Dental Center, Great Lakes, IL, as an ongoing information system development and test project. In this design three data entry sites serve a high volume inprocessing clinic, and two large definitive care clin...

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Published in:Proceedings - Symposium on Computer Application in Medical Care 1983-10, p.427-430
Main Author: Diehl, Mark C.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:An automated dental epidemiology system was designed for installation at the Naval Regional Dental Center, Great Lakes, IL, as an ongoing information system development and test project. In this design three data entry sites serve a high volume inprocessing clinic, and two large definitive care clinics. Data from the inprocessing clinic establishes individual electronic dental records which are updated as treatment is received. Hard copy dental records are produced, as are routine reports detailing individual and group dental treatment needs. Treatment provided information is recorded in chronology files and analyzed for service evaluation and productivity determinations. Rapid data entry techniques save considerable clinician time, thus providing increased time for treatment of oral diseases. The electronic files developed are expected to be a comprehensive and timely source of information for sophisticated management and administrative systems.
ISSN:0195-4210