Development of Computer Software for Registration of Patients in Dental (fsdt&t) Clinic Laboratory

ABSTRACT This study deals with the development of development of computer software for registration of patients in dental (FSDT&T) clinic laboratory for dentistry students by acquiring the basic knowledge and skills that they may use in clinical practice. My project work focus on the development of registration software for dental clinic. To do this, an appropriate research methodology is used to gather the necessary information. For the purpose of this work, I used Structured System Analysis and Design Methodology (SSADM) to analyze the system. In this, the Top-Down Design approach was used, where the entire system was broken into several subsystems and each subsystem also broken into different modules. I designed a course with different scenarios ended with a dental information management system as a final output. Respondents who assessed the course include computer faculty members, dentistry graduates and undergraduates. The top five basic knowledge skills in designing dental information management system were identified while all the scenarios in building database were perceived as much needed in the course. As a result, formulation of policy was proposed for domains that include basic knowledge and skills; practice management and patient care, and; professional development. All the respondents conform that the eight scenarios are important in designing dental information management system. The proposed policies do expand the use of computer applications and technology toward competency-based dental education programs. The programming language used for the development of the system is Visual Studio as the front end and it uses Access database as its back-end.