Dental Informatics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Dental Informatics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Mastering Change

      • Louis M. Abbey

      Pages 3-17

   3. Integrating Computing and Dentistry

      • Mark Diehl

      Pages 19-31

   4. Dental Informatics: The Corporate Perspective

      • Leslie A. Jones

      Pages 33-52

   5. Dental Informatics and the Evolution of Computers—the Roles of Organized Dentistry

      • Anthony L. Kiser

      Pages 53-64

   6. Dental Informatics and the Delivery of Dental Care

      • Howard L. Bailit

      Pages 65-76

   7. The Use of Information Technology for Continuous Improvement of Patient Care

      • Ina-Veronika Wagner

      Pages 77-91

   8. What Renders Dental Informatics Specific?

      • Werner Schneider

      Pages 93-106

3. Integrating Technology into the Dental Environment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. Nosology: A Critical Link Between Computers and Dental Education, Practice and Research

      • Brian D. Monteith

      Pages 109-129

   3. Informatics in Dental Education

      • John E. Eisner

      Pages 131-163

   4. Model for Informatics Knowledge and Informatics in the Dental Curriculum

      • John L. Zimmerman, Marion J. Ball

      Pages 165-177

   5. The Technology Assisted Learning Environment

      • James F. Craig, Ernest F. Moreland

      Pages 179-200

   6. Instructional Design and Informatics

      • Jane Terpstra

      Pages 201-214

   7. Tools for Technology Assisted Learning: Teaching Problem-Solving Skills with Patient Simulations

      • Lynn A. Johnson

      Pages 215-248

   8. Informatics and Issues Related to Assessing, Assuring and Improving Quality of Care

      • James J. Crall

      Pages 249-258

   9. Research Frontiers

      • James A. Lipton

      Pages 259-294

   10. Informatics in Dental Education: The Administrative Perspective

       • William R. McCutcheon

       Pages 295-302

4. Planning for the Future

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 303-303

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Dentistry today is changing because of new knowledge networks based on electronic technology. This book tells practitioners, administrators and educators what is happening in dentistry and how to use the full potential of new information technologies. Specifics such as existing machines, operating systems, software packages and user support groups are discussed. Aspects of standards for storage, access, and the use of information as well as its integration into the dental practice are covered. More general topics cover the impact of dental informatics on dentistry training programs, the dental manufacturing industries and insurance.

• Dental Informatics
• Zahnheilkunde
• Zahnheilkunde/Software
• computer
• operating system

• School of Dentistry Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA

  Louis M. Abbey

• Academic Computing and Health Informatics, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, USA

  John L. Zimmerman

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