Clinical documentation of dental care in an era of electronic health record use

Although complete and accurate clinical records do not guarantee the provision of excellent dental care, they do provide an opportunity to evaluate the quality of care provided. However, a lack of universally accepted documentation standards, incomplete record-keeping practices, and unfriendly electronic health care record (EHR) user interfaces are factors that have allowed for persistent poor dental patient record keeping.

Source: The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice - August 31, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Oluwabunmi Tokede, Rachel B. Ramoni, Michael Patton, John D. Da Silva, Elsbeth Kalenderian Tags: Feature article Source Type: research