TY - JOUR
T1 - Consortium for oral health-related informatics
T2 - Improving dental research, education, and treatment
AU - Stark, Paul C.
AU - Kalenderian, Elsbeth
AU - White, Joel M.
AU - Walji, Muhammad F.
AU - Stewart, Denice C.L.
AU - Kimmes, Nicole
AU - Meng, Thomas R.
AU - Willis, George P.
AU - DeVries, Ted
AU - Chapman, Robert J.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/10/1
Y1 - 2010/10/1
N2 - Advances in informatics, particularly the implementation of electronic health records (EHR), in dentistry have facilitated the exchange of information. The majority of dental schools in North America use the same EHR system, providing an unprecedented opportunity to integrate these data into a repository that can be used for oral health education and research. In 2007, fourteen dental schools formed the Consortium for Oral Health-Related Informatics (COHRI). Since its inception, COHRI has established structural and operational processes, governance and bylaws, and a number of work groups organized in two divisions: one focused on research (data standardization, integration, and analysis), and one focused on education (performance evaluations, virtual standardized patients, and objective structured clinical examinations). To date, COHRI (which now includes twenty dental schools) has been successful in developing a data repository, pilot-testing data integration, and sharing EHR enhancements among the group. This consortium has collaborated on standardizing medical and dental histories, developing diagnostic terminology, and promoting the utilization of informatics in dental education. The consortium is in the process of assembling the largest oral health database ever created. This will be an invaluable resource for research and provide a foundation for evidence-based dentistry for years to come.
AB - Advances in informatics, particularly the implementation of electronic health records (EHR), in dentistry have facilitated the exchange of information. The majority of dental schools in North America use the same EHR system, providing an unprecedented opportunity to integrate these data into a repository that can be used for oral health education and research. In 2007, fourteen dental schools formed the Consortium for Oral Health-Related Informatics (COHRI). Since its inception, COHRI has established structural and operational processes, governance and bylaws, and a number of work groups organized in two divisions: one focused on research (data standardization, integration, and analysis), and one focused on education (performance evaluations, virtual standardized patients, and objective structured clinical examinations). To date, COHRI (which now includes twenty dental schools) has been successful in developing a data repository, pilot-testing data integration, and sharing EHR enhancements among the group. This consortium has collaborated on standardizing medical and dental histories, developing diagnostic terminology, and promoting the utilization of informatics in dental education. The consortium is in the process of assembling the largest oral health database ever created. This will be an invaluable resource for research and provide a foundation for evidence-based dentistry for years to come.
KW - Dental education
KW - Dentistry
KW - Education
KW - Evidence-based dentistry
KW - Informatics
KW - Research
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M3 - Article
C2 - 20930236
AN - SCOPUS:77958177005
SN - 0022-0337
VL - 74
SP - 1051
EP - 1065
JO - Journal of dental education
JF - Journal of dental education
IS - 10
ER -