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[Selection criteria for dental software]. 1996

D Poppelsdorf

L.S.D., Parodontologue, Etterbeek.

Dentists who wish to introduce a computer based patient record system in their office are confronted with a lack of information concerning the selection of dental software. As wishes and demands concerning the content and options given by a dental computer program can vary widely from dentist to dentist and as dental software is changing rapidly a global objective evaluation is of no practical validity. Therefore a list of general and specific selection criteria was developed, enabling the practitioner to make a personal, objective comparison of quality of content versus wishes, price and service of different dental software programs. The criteria are discussed in this article.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007256	Information Systems	Integrated set of files, procedures, and equipment for the storage, manipulation, and retrieval of information.	Ancillary Information Systems,Emergency Care Information Systems,Information Retrieval Systems,Perinatal Information System,Ancillary Information System,Information Retrieval System,Information System,Information System, Ancillary,Information System, Perinatal,Perinatal Information Systems,Systems, Information Retrieval
D011215	Practice Management, Dental	The organization and operation of the business aspects of a dental practice.	Dental Practice Management Services,Dental Practice Management,Management, Dental Practice,Practice Management Services, Dental
D003628	Database Management Systems	Software designed to store, manipulate, manage, and control data for specific uses.	Data Base Management Systems,Management System, Data Base,Management Systems, Data Base,System, Data Base Management,Systems, Data Base Management,Database Management System
D003657	Decision Making	The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea.	Credit Assignment,Assignment, Credit,Assignments, Credit,Credit Assignments
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012984	Software	Sequential operating programs and data which instruct the functioning of a digital computer.	Computer Programs,Computer Software,Open Source Software,Software Engineering,Software Tools,Computer Applications Software,Computer Programs and Programming,Computer Software Applications,Application, Computer Software,Applications Software, Computer,Applications Softwares, Computer,Applications, Computer Software,Computer Applications Softwares,Computer Program,Computer Software Application,Engineering, Software,Open Source Softwares,Program, Computer,Programs, Computer,Software Application, Computer,Software Applications, Computer,Software Tool,Software, Computer,Software, Computer Applications,Software, Open Source,Softwares, Computer Applications,Softwares, Open Source,Source Software, Open,Source Softwares, Open,Tool, Software,Tools, Software
D014584	User-Computer Interface	The portion of an interactive computer program that issues messages to and receives commands from a user.	Interface, User Computer,Virtual Systems,User Computer Interface,Interface, User-Computer,Interfaces, User Computer,Interfaces, User-Computer,System, Virtual,Systems, Virtual,User Computer Interfaces,User-Computer Interfaces,Virtual System
D016287	Computer Peripherals	Various units or machines that operate in combination or in conjunction with a computer but are not physically part of it. Peripheral devices typically display computer data, store data from the computer and return the data to the computer on demand, prepare data for human use, or acquire data from a source and convert it to a form usable by a computer. (Computer Dictionary, 4th ed.)	Peripheral Equipment, Computer,Peripheral Devices, Computer,Computer Peripheral,Computer Peripheral Device,Computer Peripheral Devices,Computer Peripheral Equipment,Computer Peripheral Equipments,Device, Computer Peripheral,Devices, Computer Peripheral,Equipment, Computer Peripheral,Equipments, Computer Peripheral,Peripheral Device, Computer,Peripheral Equipments, Computer,Peripheral, Computer,Peripherals, Computer
D016347	Medical Records Systems, Computerized	Computer-based systems for input, storage, display, retrieval, and printing of information contained in a patient's medical record.	Automated Medical Records Systems,Computerized Medical Records Systems,Automated Medical Record System,Automated Medical Record Systems,Automated Medical Records System,Computerized Medical Record System,Computerized Medical Record Systems,Computerized Medical Records System,Computerized Patient Medical Records,Medical Record System, Automated,Medical Record System, Computerized,Medical Record Systems, Automated,Medical Record Systems, Computerized,Medical Records System, Automated,Medical Records System, Computerized,Medical Records Systems, Automated
D017408	Guidelines as Topic	Works about a systematic statement of policy rules or principles. Guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by convening expert panels. For guidelines in the field of health care and clinical medicine, PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC is available.	Guidelines as Topics