CONCLUSIONS: the D3DM appeared to have positive effects on dentist-patient communications, improving the mutual understanding between them. There were no significant negative effects directly generated from the computer intervention. Further research is needed to update the current D3DM and investigate how the system might be best implemented in the dental office environment.
PMID: 18342569 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).