• Vol. 33 No. 4 (Suppl), 50S–52S
  • 31 July 2004

The Role of Internet and Personal Digital Assistant in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

ABSTRACT

Internet usage for dentistry and medicine is growing. Using search engines available on the Internet, websites for oral pathology and oral medicine information resources are explored and evaluated. A framework, whereby the personal digital assistant is used in conjunction with the Internet to enhance the practice and education of oral pathology, is proposed.


The Internet is a global network of networks that connect computers all over the world, so that anyone from any point in the network can communicate with others on the network through a service provider. The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and the World Wide Web (www) technology have become the universal standard for networking and delivery of information.

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