Development of a computer application to help in the decision-making process in teaching dentistry

Objectives: This article describes the development of a computer application, Asiodint 1.0, whose objective is principally to help students and also newly qualified graduates in the decision-making process in a variety of clinical situations. The tree starts with an initial identification, naming the problem to be solved. It then follows a path via various stages (nodes), according to the responses to the variables which are important in this decision-making process, configuring a final outcome. Study design: A population of 90 individuals was chosen, divided without any specific criteria into three groups: A) students, B) qualified dentists with at least 2 years? and at most 5 years? profe…