Dental Pager: Interactive Mobile Application to Enhance Supervision of Dental Colleges Students

Abstract

Nowadays, technology and mobile applications have become involved in various areas of life. Therefore, the need for applications in areas such as healthcare is significant. A survey was conducted at the College of Dentistry in Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University. Survey results of this academic environment show a need for a system to link dental students with supervisors. Current commercially available off-the-shelf applications do not cater for all requirements. This paper proposes a solution that supports the interaction between the supervisor, and the student at the College. However, such a system can be extended to work in other dental colleges within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and beyond.