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Introdução: Ao longo das últimas décadas, a Informática Médico-Dentária tem vindo a
contribuir para a melhoria do desempenho clínico dos Médicos Dentistas, através da
introdução e aplicação dos computadores e das tecnologias da informação desenvolvidas
especificamente para a Medicina Dentária.
Objectivo: Analisar e avaliar o nível de informatização das clínicas de Medicina Dentária na
cidade de Viseu e aferir opiniões, atitudes e considerações sobre a utilização dos sistemas
informáticos e das tecnologias de informação.
Material e métodos: Foi distribuído pessoalmente um questionário em suporte papel a todos
os directores clínicos (n=78), das clínicas médico-dentárias, da cidade de Viseu. Este
questionário continha 36 questões, que interpelavam as características da prática clínica
médico-dentária, a utilização da Internet, de programas informáticos e das infraestruturas
tecnológicas, para além da introdução, o armazenamento e o acesso a informações clínicas.
Os dados recolhidos foram analisados estatisticamente através do software IBM® SPSS®
Statistics v20.0.
Resultados: A taxa de resposta foi de 78,8% (n=60). Todas as clínicas possuem
computadores (67,2% possuem computadores chairside). As informações clínicas dos
pacientes são maioritariamente registadas em suporte electrónico, apesar de 4 clínicas (6,6%)
usarem apenas o registo em papel. Estes dados clínicos são geralmente introduzidos pelos
Médicos Dentistas (77,2%), que consideram que a utilização clínica dos computadores
contribui para a educação do paciente e melhora a eficiência da consulta. Por outro lado, são
apontadas barreiras à utilização dos computadores nas clínicas devido à segurança dos dados
clínicos, problemas no controlo da infeção cruzada e falhas no sistema informático.
Conclusão: Actualmente, encontra-se disseminada a utilização do computador na prática
clínica de Medicina Dentária na cidade de Viseu. Contudo, a informática ao nível dos
cuidados médicos e dentários nomeadamente no que diz respeito ao registo de informações
clínicas dos pacientes, apresenta ainda um grande potencial de desenvolvimento e evolução
Introduction: Over the last decades, Dental Informatics has improved the dental practice, not only by increasing the use of computers and other hardware, but also through the creation of certain programs to support clinical management and to help the improvement of the clinical procedures. Objective: Analyze and evaluate the level of computerization of dental clinics in Viseu and assess opinions, attitudes and considerations on the use of computer systems and information technology. Material and methods: Paper questionnaires were distributed in person, to all clinical directors of dental clinics in Viseu (n=78). The questionnaire had 36 questions, which addressed the characteristics of dental practice, the use of Internet, software and infrastructures technology, in addition to the introduction, storage and access to clinical information. The collected data was statistically analysed using IBM® SPSS® Statistics v20.0. Results: The response rate was 78,8% (n=60). All clinics have computers (67,2% has chairside computers). Clinical information is mostly electronically recorded, although 4 clinics (6,6%) use only paper record. Usually dentists introduce these clinical data (77,2%) and they believe that the clinical use of computers contributes to patient education and improves dental appointment’s efficiency. Nevertheless, dentists identified barriers to the use of computers in dental clinics due to the safety of clinical data, problems in crossed infection control and crashes into the computer system. Conclusion: Actually, clinical computing is disseminated in dental clinical practice. However, patient’s clinical information electronic registry still presents a great potential for development and evolution in dental informatics and, generally, in Dental Medicine.
Introduction: Over the last decades, Dental Informatics has improved the dental practice, not only by increasing the use of computers and other hardware, but also through the creation of certain programs to support clinical management and to help the improvement of the clinical procedures. Objective: Analyze and evaluate the level of computerization of dental clinics in Viseu and assess opinions, attitudes and considerations on the use of computer systems and information technology. Material and methods: Paper questionnaires were distributed in person, to all clinical directors of dental clinics in Viseu (n=78). The questionnaire had 36 questions, which addressed the characteristics of dental practice, the use of Internet, software and infrastructures technology, in addition to the introduction, storage and access to clinical information. The collected data was statistically analysed using IBM® SPSS® Statistics v20.0. Results: The response rate was 78,8% (n=60). All clinics have computers (67,2% has chairside computers). Clinical information is mostly electronically recorded, although 4 clinics (6,6%) use only paper record. Usually dentists introduce these clinical data (77,2%) and they believe that the clinical use of computers contributes to patient education and improves dental appointment’s efficiency. Nevertheless, dentists identified barriers to the use of computers in dental clinics due to the safety of clinical data, problems in crossed infection control and crashes into the computer system. Conclusion: Actually, clinical computing is disseminated in dental clinical practice. However, patient’s clinical information electronic registry still presents a great potential for development and evolution in dental informatics and, generally, in Dental Medicine.
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Clínicas médico-dentárias Informática médico-dentária Internet Programas de gestão clínica Registos clínicos electrónicos Dental clinics Dental informatics Dental practice management Electronic health records