Table 2.

Dentists', Hygienists', Assistants', and Front Desk Personnel's Participation (Percentage) in Entering Data in the Respective Information Category

	% of Individuals Participating in Data Entry
Information Category	Dentists	Hygienists	Assistants	Front Desk
Progress notes	40	31	25	5
Extraoral images	36	26	35	2
Intraoral images	35	27	36	2
Diagnoses	32	29	32	7
Treatment plan	27	25	31	17
Chief complaint	23	23	32	22
Completed treatment	23	28	31	19
Oral health status	21	37	36	6
Dental history	20	30	40	11
Radiographs	16	34	48	2
Medical history	13	21	29	36
Appointments	6	27	24	43
Total	23	28	33	16

The analysis includes only practices (n = 88) employing at least one hygienist, assistant, and front desk person.