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A role for computers in the management of dental education
Author(s) -
WASTELL D. G.,
LILLEY J. D.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1988.tb00409.x
Subject(s) - workload , medical education , dental education , consciousness , computer science , psychology , engineering management , medicine , engineering , neuroscience , operating system
Summary. The dental educator confronts increasing demands for technically demanding training against a background of factors working to reduce the clinical experience of students: less dental disease, new educational emphases and greater cost‐consciousness. A computer system is described which has run successfully for 7 years in the Department of Conservative Dentistry at Manchester University. This system enables better use to be made of declining teaching resources; it allows the department to make more accurate and timely assessments of student progress; it can also provide information on current workload and clinical commitments. Some possible lines of future development are discussed, including use of the system to collect Korner data‐sets and to support a more integrated approach to treatment.