Dental Informatics

Section 1 Dental Informatics.- 1. Mastering Change.- 2. Integrating Computing and Dentistry.- 3. Dental Informatics: The Corporate Perspective.- 4. Dental Informatics and the Evolution of Computers: The Roles of Organized Dentistry.- 5. Dental Informatics and the Delivery of Dental Care.- 6. The Use of Information Technology for Continuous Improvement of Patient Care.- 7. What Renders Dental Informatics Specific?.- Section 2 Integrating Technology into the Dental Environment.- 8. Nosology: A Critical Link Between Computers and Dental Education, Practice, and Research.- 9. Informatics in Dental Education.- 10. Model for Informatics Knowledge and Informatics in the Dental Curriculum.- 11. The Technology Assisted Learning Environment.- 12. Instructional Design and Informatics.- 13. Tools for Technology Assisted Learning: Teaching Problem-Solving Skills with Patient Simulations.- 14. Informatics and Issues Related to Assessing, Assuring and Improving Quality of Care.- 15. Research Frontiers.- 16. Informatics in Dental Education: The Administrative Perspective.- Section 3 Planning for the Future.- 17. Integrated Information Technology in Healthcare.- 18. Strategic Planning for Informatics in Dentistry.- 19. Informatics, Professional Societies, and Interpersonal Networking.- Author Index.- Contributors.