Workflow Management Module for Dental Information System (DentISt) 3.0

Abstract

Previous dental information systems of UPCD, namely Open DentISt and DentISt2.0, allow the clinicians to store and access patient dental records electronically. Both systems however only implemented the Oral Diagnosis section of UPCD. It is incon- venient and impractical to reprogram the entire system to add the 3 other sections or if there are changes in UPCD in the future. DentISt 3.0 integrated a work ow man- agement system to manage the ow of tasks of clinicians during patient treatment and to allow the system to adapt to changes in UPCD without the need to reprogram the entire system. In DentISt 3.0, the system work ow can be modi ed and the changes made are automatically adapted by the system. Forms can also be added dynamically using the web-based form editor. The system allows clinicians to perform tasks based on their roles. All clinicians can add and edit section-speci c patient records, set appointment with patients and refer patients to other UPCD sections. Faculty clinicians can also approve patient record updates.