Abramovicz-Finkelsztain Renata, Barsottini Claudia G N, Marin Heimar Fatima
Department of Health Informatics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015;216:17-20.
The use of Electronic Dental Records (EDRs) and management software has become more frequent, following the increase in prevelance of new technologies and computers in dental offices. The purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate the use of EDRs by the dental community in the São Paulo city area. A quantitative case study was performed using a survey on the phone. A total of 54 offices were contacted and only one declinedparticipation in this study. Only one office did not have a computer. EDRs were used in 28 offices and only four were paperless. The lack of studies in this area suggests the need for more usability and implementation studies on EDRs so that we can improve EDR adoption by the dental community.
随着新技术和计算机在牙科诊所的普及,电子牙科记录(EDR)和管理软件的使用变得更加频繁。本研究的目的是识别和评估圣保罗市区牙科界对EDR的使用情况。通过电话调查进行了一项定量案例研究。总共联系了54家诊所,只有一家拒绝参与本研究。只有一家诊所没有电脑。28家诊所使用了EDR,只有四家是无纸化的。该领域缺乏研究表明需要对EDR进行更多的可用性和实施研究,以便我们能够提高牙科界对EDR的采用率。