Used correctly, automatic templates for patient records can be a handy tool for the dental professional. But they're not without their potential pitfalls, as John Makin explains.
Errors can slip in if due care and attention isn't paid.
John Makin
Head of the DDU
John Makin BDS PgDL PgCDE FHEA is head of the DDU. He qualified in Manchester in 1983 and has worked as a general dental practitioner in Lancashire and Devon before joining the DDU as a dento-legal adviser. He was involved with foundation training for many years as both a trainer and VT adviser/training programme director with the Manchester and Exeter DFT schemes.
