Hopp D I
Dent Clin North Am. 1977 Jul;21(3):489-503.
Important long-range decisions regarding the provision of dental care and the education of dentists and dental para-professionals will be made by the government and third parties. The quality and interpretation of the data to be used depend on who gathers it. If the dental profession is not in the position to gather the data, others certainly will be. There is a wealth of statistical data in the records of every practice. The record keeping system described provides an organized way to get such information out, with a minimum of additional effort. Rather than making it a series of separate tasks to generate a statistical description of the practice population, the incidence of problems, or the progression of treatments, this record keeping system provides a single comprehensive method. This method grows with a practice, whether individual, group, or clinic. By doing this, it provides a long-range continuous monitor of the practice population and the problems incident to it. The installation of such a methodology in clinics and dental school faculty practices will rapidly contribute to our knowledge regarding dental health care. Adoption in whole or in part by private practioners will provide them with new tools for the delivery of better dental care and practice management.
关于提供牙科护理以及牙医和牙科辅助专业人员的教育等重要的长期决策将由政府和第三方做出。所使用数据的质量和解读取决于数据的收集者。如果牙科行业无法收集数据，那么其他人肯定会去收集。每个诊所的记录中都有大量的统计数据。所描述的记录保存系统提供了一种有条理的方式来获取这些信息，只需付出最少的额外努力。该记录保存系统不是将生成关于诊所患者群体、问题发生率或治疗进展的统计描述变成一系列单独的任务，而是提供了一种单一的综合方法。这种方法会随着诊所的发展而发展，无论是个人诊所、团体诊所还是诊所。通过这样做，它对诊所患者群体及其相关问题进行长期持续监测。在诊所和牙科学院教师诊所中安装这样一种方法将迅速增进我们对牙科保健的了解。私人执业者全部或部分采用该方法将为他们提供提供更好牙科护理和实践管理的新工具。
