Assessing User Experience and Satisfaction with a Mobile Application for Drug Dosage Calculation-A Pilot Study

Area of Science:

• Pediatric Dentistry
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Health Informatics

Background:

• Accurate pediatric drug dosage calculation is critical in dental practice.
• Manual methods and knowledge gaps lead to prescribing uncertainty.
• There is a need for reliable digital tools to support clinical decisions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate Dent.IN CALC, a mobile application for pediatric drug dosage calculation.
• To provide clinicians with a rapid, evidence-based, and user-friendly prescribing aid.
• To assess the app's utility in improving accuracy and efficiency in pediatric dental pharmacology.

Main Methods:

• Development of the Dent.IN CALC mobile application.
• App features include input of patient age and weight for instant dosage generation.
• Preliminary evaluation involved sixty dentists assessing app usability and impact on prescribing.

Main Results:

• Dent.IN CALC provides instant recommended and maximum safe dosages for common pediatric dental medications.
• The app includes a local pharmaceutical preparation database.
• High user satisfaction reported (mean score 4.7 ± 0.4); 95% would recommend the app.

Conclusions:

• The Dent.IN CALC app demonstrates strong user acceptance and perceived clinical utility.
• Digital tools like Dent.IN CALC can effectively streamline pediatric pharmacological decision-making.
• The app supports dentists in achieving accurate and efficient medication prescribing for pediatric patients.