Knowledge‐based design of removable partial dentures using direct manipulation and critiquing

Hammond, Peter; Davenport, J C; Potts, A. J. C.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2842.1993.tb01595.x

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“…The acceptance and potential of CAL programs as distance learning aids for general dental practitioners have been reported (Long et al 1994). In common with the assessments of other dental CAL programs for dental practitioners (Hammond et al 1993; Pollard & Davenport 1994; Stephens & Grigg 1994), `Aspects of Minor Oral Surgery' has been shown to be an effective method of providing clinical information at an appropriate level for general dental practitioners. Postgraduate courses and videotapes are effective methods of updating dental practitioners (Mouatt et al 1991), but practitioners may be reluctant to attend courses regularly, and videotapes do not provide the interactivity that is a feature of some CAL programs.…”

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“…Computer-assisted learning (CAL) programs are becoming more widely used in medical and dental education (Bagnall & Geissler 1988;Telford et al 1989;Hennessey et al 1990;Demirjian 1991;Hammond et al 1993). Evaluation and re®nement are essential components of the development process (Bresnitz et al 1992;Gratz et al 1994;Pollard & Davenport 1994;Long et al 1994;.…”

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Development and evaluation of a computer-aided learning package for minor oral surgery teaching

1998

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'Aspects of Minor Oral Surgery' is a highly interactive software program that was commissioned by the Department of Health, England, as part of the continuing education opportunities of general dental practitioners. The content of the program is also suited to the education of senior clinical dental students. The beta (pre-release) version was evaluated by 67 general dental practitioners, who completed a questionnaire on aspects of the program's functionality. Responses on its usefulness as an educational tool were 78% positive and 4% negative. In comparing the program to other educational media on the same subject, 77% felt it was better than video, 69% said it was better than textbooks, and 80% preferred it to journals. Its main strengths were judged to be the high level of interactivity, the ease of navigation and use, and the quiz section. The quality of the images of surgical procedures displayed in the slide shows was judged to be a weakness, and this problem was addressed in preparing the final version. Ten UK academic and four health service senior oral surgeons were also asked to give feedback on the program's content, and these points were also incorporated in the final text. More than 1,600 copies of the program have been taken up by general dental practitioners so far. The program may be downloaded for evaluation via the internet.

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Development and evaluation of a computer-aided learning package for minor oral surgery teaching

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“…RaPiD (i?emovable Partial Denture design using artificial mtelligence) is a knowledge-based system (KBS) being developed both as an educational tool for training in partial denture design and as a clinical decision support tool to enhance dentists' design expertise in practice. The rationale for this system and the development of the prototype have been reported previously (Hammond, Davenport & Potts, 1993). The system's further development and its early formative evaluation have been described by , and an explanation of the chosen approach to its implementation has been given by Hammond, Davenport & Eitzpatrick (1993).…”

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The acquisition and validation of removable partial denture design knowledge. I. Methodology and overview

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Hammond

1996

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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The authors report on the eliciting of the partial denture design expertise of teachers of prosthetic dentistry. Their approach was to identify 125 design rules and then to sample expert reaction by surveying 10 experts individually and by surveying the prosthetic departments in all 17 dental schools in the British Isles. The surveys achieved a return of 100% and revealed an unsuspected consensus concerning the rules. A majority of schools were in agreement on whether or not 111 (89%) of the rules could be supported. This design expertise will be disseminated through RaPiD, a knowledge-based assistant for the design of removable partial dentures. It is expected that by incorporating into this design assistant rules which have been shown to be widely supported, the acceptability and usefulness of RaPiD for clinical education and practice will be increased.

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“…14 There are expert systems available also for designing removable partial dentures. [15][16][17] A decision support system, TxDENT, is an expert system operating on personal computers to guide clinicians without radiographs or other diagnostic aids through a systematic oral examination to record a database of clinical findings and to recommend treatment and associated fees. 18 (The program can be obtained for inspection free of charge at www.dentistry.ubc.ca/research/txdent/txdent.htm.)…”

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A Measure of Agreement Between Clinicians and a Computer‐Based Decision Support System for Planning Dental Treatment

Kawahata

MacEntee

2002

Journal of Dental Education

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This study was conducted to estimate agreement and explain differences between treatment decisions and associated fees recommended by dentists and by a computer-based decision-support program (TxDENT 2.0 © ). The treatment fees associated with forty-eight clinical records of patients attending a dental school clinic provided a measure of correlation and agreement between treatments recommended by TxDENT and by clinical instructors with students. The average difference between the two methods of forecasting fees was $466, and a regression line (y=0.43x+407) with an r-value of 0.54 indicated the strength of the relationship. The differences between methods increased as the cost of treatment increased, due largely to disagreements about the need to restore or replace weak or missing teeth. There is reasonable agreement between TxDENT and the collaborative treatment plans of clinical instructors with their students, which suggests that this computer-based decision-support system for screening patients in a standardized way could be a helpful predictor of treatment provided in a dental school clinic.

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Knowledge‐based design of removable partial dentures using direct manipulation and critiquing

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

Development and evaluation of a computer-aided learning package for minor oral surgery teaching

Development and evaluation of a computer-aided learning package for minor oral surgery teaching

The acquisition and validation of removable partial denture design knowledge. I. Methodology and overview

A Measure of Agreement Between Clinicians and a Computer‐Based Decision Support System for Planning Dental Treatment

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