Informatic and New Technologies in Dental Medicine

Code:

1003

Acronym:

INTMD

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Audiovisual Communication

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=2418
Responsible unit:	3.º Ciclo Doutoramentos
Course/CS Responsible:	Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DMDB	12	Dental Medicine PhD - Study Plan 2009/2010	1	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The aim of this unit is to introduce the students of the PhD course of the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Porto in themes related to computers and information science applied to the dental clinical practice and research, allowing them to use this information technologies in a productive way throughout their education and occupation.
The entire syllabus of this course will be available to students in Moodle platform, as PDF handouts, papers and websites, allowing students access to information whenever and wherever they want.

Program

1. Introduction to Dental Informatics
2. Clinical Computing in General Dentistry: Practice Management Systems and Electronic Oral Health Records
3. Practice Management System Presentation - Newsoft Dente®, software available in the University Dental Clinic
4. Integration of New Technologies in Dental Practice
5. Internet applied to Dental Medicine
5.1. Quality evaluation of dental-related web sites
5.2. Search of scientific information on the Internet using search engines and virtual databases
5.3. Medline®: how to do a basic and advanced search
6. Bibliography Management Software demonstration: EndnoteX4

This Unit will also include the participation of the Invited Professor Titus Schleyer, MBA, DMD, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Dental Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine (with the sponsorship of the Luso-American Foundation), with the following syllabus:

1. Information and data collection, architecting, analysis, and management competencies
1.1. Skills: Analyze and document administrative workflow ; Use electronic dental record (EDR) applications to support clinical care process efficiently and effectively ; Support clinical decision making with computers ; Describe representation and organization of dental information ; Plan, implement, and support basic information technology infrastructure ; Implement mechanisms to safeguard privacy, confidentiality and security of patient information ; Evaluate interface modalities’ usability to clinical care
1.2. Knowledge: Workflow analysis methods ; Systematic and applied understanding of dental office workflow ; Data/information representation ; Data/information organization ; Clinical content of EDRs ; Principles of information design ; Data quality issues (errors, integrity, etc.) ; Information representation in paper and electronic formats ; Principles of clinical decision making ; Privacy, confidentiality, and security issues ; Basic knowledge of hardware, software, and networking ; Knowledge of different interface modalities

2. Principles of technology evaluation and selection competencies
2.1. Skills: Apply critical analysis skills ; Determine evaluation criteria, process, and resources. ; Identify candidate products ; Apply selected evaluation methods and interpret results
2.2. Knowledge: Principles of critical appraisal ; Principles of professional evaluation (summative); Knowledge of evaluation methods.

3. Planning, administration, and management competencies
3.1. Skills: Conduct needs analysis; Develop strategic plans ; Implement and maintain information technology infrastructure
3.2. Knowledge: Principles of management ; Principles of strategic planning ; Principles of human resources management


THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL COURSES:

COURSE 1
- Search of scientific information on the Internet using search engines and virtual databases.
- Basic and Advanced Search in Google® and Google Scholar®
- Basic and Advanced Search in Medline®

COURSE 2
- Bibliography Management Software demonstration: EndnoteX4
- Use of EndnoteX4® use to build a PhD Thesis related database and integration with Microsft Word®

Mandatory literature

ULL; The^dental clinics of North America. ISBN: 0011-8532
Schleyer TK, Thyvalikakath TP, Spallek H, Torres-Urquidy MH, Hernandez P, Yuhaniak J; Clinical computing in general dentistry, 2006
Schleyer, TK.; Why integration is key for dental office technology, 2004
Daskalaki A.; Dental Computing and Applications. Advanced techniques for Clinical Dentistry., IGI Global, 2009
Liu P-R, Essig M.; A panoram of Dental CAD/CAM restorative systems, Compendium 2008; 29(8): 2-10, 2008

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lessons and Seminars with multimedia presentations with Keynote@Apple and PowerPoint@Microsoft.
Theoretical-Practical Courses in the Multimedia Room with access to:
- Laptops
- Internet Browser: Internet Explorer®
- Bibliography Management Software: Endnote®

Software

Endnote X4

keywords

Physical sciences > Computer science > Informatics > Applied informatics
Technological sciences > Technology > Information technology
Technological sciences > Technology > Medical technology > Dental technology
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Medicine > Stomatology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	16,00
Escolha Múltipla	Exame	1,00
	Total:	-	0,00