Method for automated entry of a dental chart schematic using a computer card reader

Abstract

A method was developed in which a dental chart schematic, printed on a standard 80-column computer card, could be used to record DMF data for analysis using mark sensing technology. The binary image of each column was read by a standard card reader and this information was used to create a detailed DMF analysis. This method uses readily available technology and could be modified for many research purposes.

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“…Flistorically, exatnination data collection systems for machine tabulation or computer processing have used cither punch or mark-sense cards. HYAIT (1), KLEIN and colleagues (2,3) (6), MECKLENBURG (7), COHEN & CECII.. (8) and DiEtiL (9) describe epidemiologieal data collection systetns using mark-sense cards with scanners which can "sense" or "read" the marks placed on the cards. A recorder i.s required and the data is not available for immediate use since the cards must be collected for "batch" processing at a later time.…”