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J Am Med Inform Assoc 16:409-412 doi:10.1197/jamia.M2827
  • Original Investigation

Are Chinese Dentists Ready for the Computerization of Dentistry? A Population Investigation of China's Metropolises

Table 3

Attitudes toward Computer Use in Clinical Practice

Proportion of Respondents Who Agree with the Attitude Statements
All354 Computer Users285 Non-Users69 Computer Users Versus Nonusers
Attitude Statement n % n % n % p Value
Computers are a benefit to patient care
 Computers offer more advanced devices for application in the clinic (such as CAD/CAM and digital radiographs) 312 88.1 254 89.1 58 84.1 0.211
 Computers create a great impression with patients 320 90.4 271 95.1 49 71.0 < 0.001
 Computers enable dentists to update their knowledge and communicate with colleagues 259 73.2 213 74.7 45 65.2 0.111
Computerization negatively impacts clinical treatments
 Using a computer means longer consultations 74 20.9 60 21.1 14 16.3 0.889
 A computer is not necessary in clinical procedures 25 7.1 12 4.2 13 18.8 < 0.001
 A patient may not be used to receiving their treatment assisted by computer 49 13.8 21 7.4 28 40.6 < 0.001
 Using a computer can negatively influence the communication between dentists and patients 206 58.2 141 49.5 65 94.2 < 0.001
Reasons why adoption of information technology is slow
 the cost of computerization is great 205 57.9 148 51.9 57 82.6 < 0.001
 Effectiveness will not improve by adopting computers 117 33.1 73 25.6 41 59.4 < 0.001
 More problems will arise(such as the security of CPR, the exchange of digital files and data) 139 39.3 117 41.1 22 31.9 0.162

  • CAD/CAM = computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing; CPR = computer-based patient records.

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