2002 Volume 22 Issue 2 Pages 153-164
The number of adult surgical orthodontic patients at the Department of Orthodontics Showa University Dental Hospital has dramatically increased over the past few years. The Departments of Surgery, Dental Prosthodontics, etc. follow a team approach for the treatment of such patients. For the team members to share a common diagnosis and treatment plan, relevant departments hold regular meetings, which are called MFCs (Maxillofacial Conferences). MFCs are always held at least twice, before beginning presurgical orthodontic treatment and after its completion. In the Orthodontic Department, medical information on the patient and any discussion at the MFC is recorded on a form. However, some information, such as the surgical operation and the final results of orthodontic treatment is not included on the form because MFCs are not held after the operation. In addition, since this information is not added to a database, any information must be retrieved manually from the ledger. It is very useful to manage medical information. Therefore, we used the LAN of our dental hospital to construct a database system for surgical orthodontic patients which enables data entry for the patient and also makes it possible to search and peruse the data. In this report, we summarize the current usefulness of this system and discuss its planned application.
