Table 2.
Function |
Overall (N = 285) |
Private Practice (N = 72) |
Government Hospital (N = 213) |
Private Practice Versus Government Hospital |
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Function Already Computerized |
Function Already Computerized |
Function Already Computerized |
Function Already Computerized |
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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 |