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Computers and software have been used in dental medicine since the 1960s.^[1] Since then, computers and information technology have spread progressively in dental practice. According to one study, in 2000, 85.1% of all dentists in the United States were using computers.^[2]

^ Delrose, D.C. et R.W. Steinberg. The clinical significance of the dental patient record. -J.Am.Dent.Assoc., 131, 2000, Suppl., 57-60.
^ Atkinson, J. et al. Electronic patient records for dental schoolclinics: more than paperless systems. - Journal of Dental Education, 66, 2002, Vol. 5, 634 - 642.