Health-oriented electronic oral health record: development and evaluation

Area of Science:

• Oral Health Informatics
• Dental Public Health
• Health Information Systems

Background:

• Existing electronic oral health records may not fully support holistic oral healthcare principles.
• A need exists for improved oral health status recording accuracy and completeness.
• Dentist satisfaction with current systems can impact adoption and effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate a novel Health-oriented Electronic Oral Health Record (HO-EOHR) incorporating a health-oriented status and intervention index.
• To assess dentist satisfaction, accuracy, and completeness of oral health recording using the HO-EOHR.
• To compare the HO-EOHR with existing electronic oral health records.

Main Methods:

• Development of a health-oriented status and intervention index and graphical user interface using focus groups and the Delphi process.
• A comparative intervention study employing qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Data collection through user satisfaction questionnaires and analysis of recorded oral health information.

Main Results:

• Dentists reported significant satisfaction with the HO-EOHR, finding it easy to use and beneficial for their work, services, and surveillance (p < 0.001).
• The HO-EOHR achieved high accuracy (97.15%) and completeness (93.74%) in recording oral health information.
• Overall user satisfaction with the HO-EOHR was positive.

Conclusions:

• The Health-oriented Electronic Oral Health Record is a satisfactory tool for dentists, enhancing holistic oral healthcare.
• The system effectively facilitates the planning, management, and evaluation of oral healthcare delivery.
• HO-EOHR implementation shows promise for improving the quality and efficiency of oral health record-keeping.