Diseño, desarrollo e implementación de un sistema para el registro, seguimiento y control de la información de las prácticas de los estudiantes de Odontología previo a su titulación para la Clínica Odontológica de la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The Dental Clinic of the UCSG its located in the College of Medical Science. Students from this college perform their pre-professional practice for their academic formation in this clinic. They register the information generated by their patients manually. Information like diagnosis and treatment plans is recorded in pieces of paper and stored in physical folders. The process of registering information from student practices is currently not automated. To improve this process, the implementation of a system was proposed. System which would allow the clinic to register, follow up and control information in order to optimize respond times and functionality. The investigation methodology applied to this investigation was from the descriptive and qualitative type. According to the information sources the typology applied was documental, from field studies and by case studies. The data recollection techniques applied were observation and interviews. By the observation and interview of the Dental Clinic director, secretary and other participants of the process, the information and specific requirements were gathered in order to create the automated the process. The expected outcome of this web application is to reduce times, reach harmony and security for the implicated in the control of dental practices while providing services to patients, students and faculty members. Also, acquiring order in the management of control processes for pre-professional practices in a systematic manner, digitalize the information and create a data repository to back up the work at the clinic, including academic data from students and health patient’s records.