La informática en el consultorio odontológico y el uso de los registros digitales

the use of computers in dental clinics has brought many benefits to dentist, helping them in various technical, administrative and legal. this study aimed to verify whether dentist, students of the post-graduate course in orthodontics and implantodontia of the brazilian association of dentistry (abo), regional ara？atuba-sp, using computers and digital documentation in clinical practice. they were invited to participate in the study all 60 students enrolled in courses of orthodontics and implantodontia of those institutions, in the year 2007 and those who consented (n = 52) answered a questionnaire containing questions open and closed on the subject . as the profile of the participants, 64.5% are male, 51.9% are between 30-39 years of age and 48.1% completed the graduation in the 90th. a 69.3% said they didn？t receive any notion of computing during graduation and 67.3% use the computer in the office, mainly for management of the same (34.3%). regarding the use of electronic record 55.8% reported using this technology, while 44.2% denied. 32.7% do not believe that electronic records that can serve as proof of judicial and 35.7% believe that the electronic records should be archived for 20 years. it follows that most professionals use the computer in the office and also the digital records, but does not feel secure about the legal validity of such documents, unknown, including the appropriate time of its filing