Figure 1.
Percentage of all dentists who have a computer in their office (1984 to 2000 American Dental Association surveys6,7,8) and percentage of general dentists who have a computer at chairside (1999 to 2004; data provided by the Dental Products Report [DPR] [Gail Weissman, personal communication, 2005). (DPR data were obtained through a mail survey [single mailing without follow-up] of subscribers to the DPR. Sample sizes and response rates were as follows: 1999: 5,000/19.1%; 2000: 5,000/15.8%; 2001: 2,000/12.2%; 2002 and 2003: no information available; 2004: 2,000/20.4%.)