Electronic clinical records: having the right data to navigate through the perfect storm.

Abstract

U.S. health care is converting from paper to digital information management. This conversion has passed the tipping point and is showing evidence of the benefits. Yet effective clinical information systems for dentistry have barely begun to be adopted. Dentistry is changing and the new practice models will require digital information management, as there is increasing pressure for evidence-based practice, continuity of care and demonstration of the quality of care resulting from these models.