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Q: Internet Habits of Dentist and Orthodontist. ( Answered 4 out of 5 stars,   0 Comments )
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Subject: Internet Habits of Dentist and Orthodontist.
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: didactic-ga
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Posted: 05 Aug 2003 17:01 PDT
Expires: 04 Sep 2003 17:01 PDT
Question ID: 240478
What percentage (OR VOLUME) of dentist and specifically orthodontist
have an internet connection and a way to surf the world wide web right
in their dental office?
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Subject: Re: Internet Habits of Dentist and Orthodontist.
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 05 Aug 2003 22:58 PDT
Rated:4 out of 5 stars
 
Hello Didactic,

My search returned the following results for Internet connection
statistics for dentists and orthodontists.


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Dentists
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91% of U.S. dentists have a computer in their office and more than
half of those have an Internet connection.

“Computers are now an important part of many dental practices. Today,
91 percent of US dentists have computers in their dental offices, and
more than half of those have Internet access. Currently, 13 percent of
dentists have a dental practice Web site, compared to 8 percent in
1999. Only 5 percent of dentists use the internet in patient treatment
rooms, however. The most common reasons that dentists use the Internet
are: obtaining information on dental research, obtaining information
about dental products, and taking online continuing education
courses.”

Pediatric Dental Health: Journal American Dental Association Journal
article
http://www.angelfire.com/nc/kidsdental/topics20.html


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From Dental Practice Reports Survey:

57% of dental practices currently have access to Internet service, and
24% of dental practices plan to purchase Internet service within the
next year.

Dentrix.com
http://www.dentrix.com/Products/Webenabled/Index.asp


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Internet usage by pediatric dental practices in Connecticut
 
“The survey had a response rate of 73%. More than three-fourths of the
pediatric dental practices were connected to the Internet. Seventy-two
percent of the practices submitted third-party claims electronically.
Almost all of the respondents did not use email to communicate with
patients or to discuss individual patient issues with other health
care providers. Only two-fifths of the practices had a World Wide Web
site”

Source: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
http://www.aapd.org/searcharticles/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=60


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“90 percent of dentists have computers in their practice, 47 percent
with Internet access. According to the same survey 89 percent have
computers in their home, 90 percent with access.”

Source : Net32 
http://www.net32.com/app/backgrounder.jsp


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Computerization In Dental Offices 

66.8% of dental offices computerized; of these: 
48.3% use modems for EDI 
19.7% use email 
19.3% order supplies 
7.6% perform online literature searches 
Dentists Using the Internet 
About 20% of dentist use Internet (ADA, AGD estimates)

Temple University School of Dentistry 
http://www.temple.edu/dentistry/di/pres/tepr97/



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Orthodontists
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93% of orthodontists have a computer at their workplace and of those
95% are connected to the Internet.

Questionnaire on the attitude of orthodontists in using new
technologies
http://vjco.it/031/resq2.htm


Section E: 
Technical questions investigating the real informational abilities of
the subject.

Do you have computer at your workplace?
Yes  93%
No    7%

Is it Internet connected? 
Yes  95%
No    5%

How many hours have you spent last month using a computer for all
purposes?
0      2% 
7      4% 
21    15% 
30    30% 
more   49%

For patients' care? 
0       1% 
7       4%
21      6%
30      12% 
More    77%


You usually search clinical information on the Internet through:
4% E-mail
12% Mailing lists
48% Search engines
36% Medical databases
0% Other 

Source: Virtual Journal of Orthodontists
http://vjco.it/031/resq5.htm


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Additional statistics that may interest you:
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According to research published in the British Dental Journal, 19.5%
of dentists in England and Wales have an Internet connection.

“The Dental Practice Board's surveys have shown an increasing trend in
the use of computerized facilities in dental practices in England and
Wales. The most recent survey (1997) reported the current proportion
of dental practices with computer facilities as 59%, showing an
increase in computer use compared with an earlier figure of 22% in
1991. In the latest study, 19.5% of practices with computers indicated
that they had e-mail facilities, and 17% of practices without
computers indicated that they would be interested in using e-mail if
they were to purchase a computer.”

Source: British Dental Journal
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/bdj/journal/v186/n3/full/4800041a.html



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Where will we be in 2005?

-  70% of all dentists are connected to the Internet
- The Dental Associations are the center for a national data
collection for quality assurance
-  +50% of dental practices have Internet homepages with smart booking
and billing systems
http://oi.odont.ku.dk/an/ppt/Nordic-IT%20-%20Brienz%201999.pdf


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Learn how dentists and dental hygienists use the Internet, for both
professional advancement and enhancing patient care, and use the
information to assess your own Internet marketing activities.
http://www.perq-hci.com/dentistry/usage.html

For sample data call Kathleen Henderson today at 800.243.2702 ext.
235, or fill out this form.
http://www.perq-hci.com/dentistry/download.html


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From the Journal of the American Dental Association:

Is the Internet useful for clinical practice?

Schleyer TK, Forrest JL, Kenney R, Dodell DS, Dovgy NA.
Department of Dental Informatics, Temple University School of
Dentistry, Philadelphia, Pa. 19140, USA.

“97 percent of respondents used the Internet at home, and 68 percent
used it in the office. Only 5 percent used the Internet in the
treatment area. The primary reason cited by participants for using the
Internet was to keep up in general, followed by to answer
patient-specific questions and to provide patient education.”

National Library of Medicine: PubMed indexed for Medline
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10570599&dopt=Abstract


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 “Statistically a survey on Internet usage has shown that 44% of
potential smilemart users (dentists and related industry parties)
spend 1-5 hours on the Internet each week, 24% spend 6-10, and 22%
spend in excess of 10 hours per week.”
Smilemart: http://www.smilemart.com/services/
J Am Dent Assoc. 1998 Dec;129(12):1748-53.  Related Articles, Links  


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From the Journal of the American Dental Association

A profile of current Internet users in dentistry.

Schleyer TK, Spallek H, Torres-Urquidy MH.
Department of Dental Informatics, Temple University School of
Dentistry, Philadelphia, Pa. 19140, USA.

“The authors developed a profile of current Internet users in
dentistry (. . .) dentists, assistants, hygienists, dental students
and educators.”

“Respondents reported that they used the Internet for discussing
clinical cases, obtaining diagnostic and therapeutic information,
buying dental products, communicating with patients and participating
in continuing education. Eighty percent considered the Internet to be
a useful or very useful resource in dentistry.”

National Library of Medicine: PubMed indexed for Medline
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9854927&dopt=Abstract


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Search Criteria:

 Percent orthodontists “internet access”
Percent dentists “internet access”
"Internet access" "dental offices"
Teledentistry
Dentist statistics online
Dental offices web access
Survey OR statistics Internet usage of Dentists
Use of computers in dentistry
Use of computers OR internet in dentistry
Internet use in dentistry
internet usage by profession


I hope this helps. If anything is unclear or if a link does not
function please let me know and I'll be glad to offer further
assistance.


Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga
didactic-ga rated this answer:4 out of 5 stars
That's exactly what I wanted to know.  Thanks.

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