Table 2.

Table 2 Current Status and Future Intentions of Computerization in Clinical Practice

Function	Overall (N = 285)		Private Practice (N = 72)		Government Hospital (N = 213)		Private Practice Versus Government Hospital
	Function Already Computerized		Function Already Computerized		Function Already Computerized		Function Already Computerized
	Yes	Number, but Intends to Computerize Within 2 yrs	Yes	Number, but Intends to Computerize Within 2 yrs	Yes	Number, but Intends to Computerize Within 2 yrs	Yes p Values	Number, but Intends to Computerize Within 2 yrs p Values
Clinical
Recording dental history	179 (62.8%)	91 (31.9%)	36 (50.0%)	21 (29.2%)	143 (67.1%)	70 (32.9%)	0.009	< 0.001
Making treatment plans	153 (53.7%)	68 (24.2%)	51 (70.8%)	21 (29.2%)	102 (47.9%)	47 (22.1%)	0.001	0.222
Receiving electronic information (such as laboratory results or specialist reports)	41 (14.4%)	106 (37.2%)	17 (23.6%)	37 (51.4%)	24 (11.3)	69 (32.4%)	0.010	0.004
Taking intraoral/extraoral images	222 (77.9%)	57 (20.0%)	58 (80.6%)	8 (11.1%)	164 (77.0%)	49 (23.0%)	0.529	0.032
Taking radiographs	214 (75.1%)	70 (24.6%)	49 (68.1%)	23 (31.9%)	165 (77.5%)	47 (22.1%)	0.111	0.092
Oral Health education	99 (34.7%)	105 (36.8%)	38 (52.8%)	34 (47.2%)	61 (28.6%)	71 (33.3%)	< 0.001	0.035
Administrative
Patient registration	258 (90.5%)	25 (8.8%)	60 (83.3%)	9 (12.5%)	198 (90.1%)	16 (7.5%)	0.016	0.196
Appointment scheduling	181 (63.5%)	71 (24.9%)	42 (58.3%)	32 (44.4%)	139 (65.3%)	39 (18.3%)	0.291	< 0.001
Billing and payment system	261 (91.6%)	22 (7.7%)	62 (86.1%)	8 (11.1%)	199 (93.4%)	14 (6.6%)	0.053	0.212
Stock and store control	107 (37.5%)	31 (10.9%)	50 (69.4%)	19 (26.4%)	57 (26.8%)	12 (5.6%)	< 0.001	< 0.001