<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
computers	O
and	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
have	O
spread	O
progressively	O
in	O
dental	O
practice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schleyer	O
and	O
Kirshner	O
categorized	O
dental	B-Application
software	I-Application
as	O
administrative	O
,	O
clinical	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
categorized	O
dental	B-Application
software	I-Application
functions	O
for	O
administration	O
and	O
management	O
of	O
patients	B-Application
documentation	I-Application
,	O
electronic	O
archives	O
of	O
the	O
documentation	O
,	O
telecommunication	O
,	O
computer	O
-	O
aided	O
education	O
,	O
computerizing	O
instruments	O
and	O
techniques	O
in	O
the	O
dental	O
office	O
software	O
assisting	O
with	O
clinical	O
decision	O
making	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patient	O
records	O
management	O
dental	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
dentist	O
to	O
organize	O
the	O
records	O
of	O
the	O
patients	O
in	O
their	O
practice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
computer	O
based	O
dental	O
documentation	O
"	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
term	O
electronic	B-Application
patient	I-Application
record	I-Application
(	O
EPR	O
)	O
since	O
the	O
latter	O
better	O
describes	O
the	O
method	O
and	O
the	O
environment	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
patient	O
record	O
is	O
being	O
managed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
Dental	O
Association	O
(	O
ADA	O
)	O
created	O
specification	O
number	O
1000	O
and	O
number	O
1004	O
concerning	O
the	O
structure	O
and	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
record	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patient	O
Records	O
Management	O
Dental	B-Application
Software	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
frequently	O
used	O
dental	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expert	B-Application
systems	I-Application
designed	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
treatment	O
process	O
,	O
by	O
providing	O
the	O
dental	O
practitioner	O
with	O
a	O
treatment	O
plan	O
are	O
known	O
as	O
dental	O
expert	B-Application
systems	I-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telecommunication	O
technologies	O
found	O
application	O
in	O
the	O
medicine	O
in	O
the	O
1950s	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
defining	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
term	O
:	O
telemedicine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Cook	O
first	O
used	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
teledentistry	O
"	O
and	O
defines	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
practice	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
videoconference	B-Application
technologies	O
for	O
diagnosis	O
placement	O
or	O
consultations	O
for	O
the	O
treatment	O
from	O
destination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
variations	O
of	O
medical	O
and	O
dental	O
data	B-General_Concept
interchange	I-General_Concept
using	O
internet	O
are	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI-powered	O
dental	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
transforming	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
dentistry	O
,	O
as	O
advancements	O
in	O
dental	B-Application
software	I-Application
are	O
making	O
diagnoses	O
more	O
accurate	O
,	O
treatments	O
more	O
effective	O
,	O
and	O
patient	O
experiences	O
more	O
seamless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
AI	O
technology	O
continues	O
to	O
evolve	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
expect	O
even	O
more	O
advancements	O
in	O
dental	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
