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Muhammad Walji1, John Loeffelholz, John A Valenza
1The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dental Branch, Houston, TX, USA.
Abstract:
Patients are often provided with sub-optimal information regarding their clinic visits. Patients sometimes forget post-discharge instructions provided verbally, and infrequently follow preventative advice to improve health. In this research we propose to develop and evaluate a dental discharge summary (DDS) for patients through a human-centered design process. Our long term goals are to automatically generate a personalized discharge summary after each clinic encounter to educate and motivate patients to maintain excellent oral health.
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