The Need for an IT-Based Geriatric Information System (GIS) for Clinical Use in Dentistry
An information system for use with older people has acquired an increasingly important profile for both policy-makers and service providers within health care and social care agencies. The growing demand for geriatric dental care services has generated an increased interest in the use of technology-based information systems to provide knowledge for policy decision-makers and service providers. They are increasingly interested in exploring avenues by which the latest technology can be utilized to provide information to enhance the provision of dental care for older people. Information Technology (IT), when integrated into a range of multidisciplinary health care scenarios, holds great promise for improving the quality of, and access to, health care services. Therefore, investigating the role of IT in the improvement of the quality of geriatric dental care services promises valuable returns for dental health care professionals, who presently face enormous challenges in an increasingly competitive geriatric dental care environment. If this technology can demonstrate its capability to reduce costs while maintaining and improving the existing quality of geriatric dental care services, it will be more readily accepted by professionals.
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