Google Glass in Dentistry
Have you ever been at the dentist or orthodontist's office and had to sit and wait for a long time because the doctor is spending a long time checking records on the computer or in your chart? It's kind of annoying isn't it?
Well, with Google Glass technology that may be changing. A team made of orthodontists, software and hardware engineers, and entrepreneurs are designing a program, called ARO, that allows doctors to use Google Glass while working with a patient to allow for a hands-free experience. By using Glass they are able to access patient records with a simple spoken command. It alerts doctors when patients arrive and allows them to see which patient is in which seat. Pictures can be taken of the work completed and brought up on the monitor next to the chair to allow patients to instantly see the work when it's done. Doctors can audibly take notes and update patient records all without touching a keyboard.
This new technology will increase doctor efficiency and allows the doctor to spend more face-to-face time with the patient. It may not seem like much, but the increased efficiency will help patients spend less time in the dentist's chair and allow doctors to see more patients while still allowing them to have a better quality experience with the patients because they spend less time looking at the computer and more time looking at the patients.
If you're interested in this technology you can check out the ARO website here! http://www.arodentistry.com/
I've also included two videos. One shows an example of what the technology looks like from the wearers perspective and the other is a Google+ Hangout between Dr. Ryan Hungate, one of the orthodontists on the team, and Kathi Browne, a healthcare social media consultant, about the technology and its implications for the world of dentistry.
Well, with Google Glass technology that may be changing. A team made of orthodontists, software and hardware engineers, and entrepreneurs are designing a program, called ARO, that allows doctors to use Google Glass while working with a patient to allow for a hands-free experience. By using Glass they are able to access patient records with a simple spoken command. It alerts doctors when patients arrive and allows them to see which patient is in which seat. Pictures can be taken of the work completed and brought up on the monitor next to the chair to allow patients to instantly see the work when it's done. Doctors can audibly take notes and update patient records all without touching a keyboard.
This new technology will increase doctor efficiency and allows the doctor to spend more face-to-face time with the patient. It may not seem like much, but the increased efficiency will help patients spend less time in the dentist's chair and allow doctors to see more patients while still allowing them to have a better quality experience with the patients because they spend less time looking at the computer and more time looking at the patients.
If you're interested in this technology you can check out the ARO website here! http://www.arodentistry.com/
I've also included two videos. One shows an example of what the technology looks like from the wearers perspective and the other is a Google+ Hangout between Dr. Ryan Hungate, one of the orthodontists on the team, and Kathi Browne, a healthcare social media consultant, about the technology and its implications for the world of dentistry.
I hope you find this technology as interesting as I do and who knows, may be one day your dentist will have this technology too!
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