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A personal digital assistant application (MobilDent) for dental fieldwork data collection, information management and
M Forsell1, M Häggström, O Johansson
1Oral Care AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Objective:
To develop a personal digital assistant (PDA) application for oral health assessment fieldwork, including back-office and database systems (MobilDent).
Design:
System design, construction and implementation of PDA, back-office and database systems.
Methods:
System requirements for MobilDent were collected, analysed and translated into system functions. User interfaces were implemented and system architecture was outlined. MobilDent was based on a platform with. NET (Microsoft) components, using an SQL Server 2005 (Microsoft) for data storage with Windows Mobile (Microsoft) operating system. The PDA devices were Dell Axim.
Results:
System functions and user interfaces were specified for MobilDent. User interfaces for PDA, back-office and database systems were based on. NET programming. The PDA user interface was based on Windows suitable to a PDA display, whereas the back-office interface was designed for a normal-sized computer screen. A synchronisation module (MS Active Sync, Microsoft) was used to enable download of field data from PDA to the database.
Conclusions:
MobilDent is a feasible application for oral health assessment fieldwork, and the oral health assessment database may prove a valuable source for care planning, educational and research purposes. Further development of the MobilDent system will include wireless connectivity with download-on-demand technology.
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