The objective of this project was to develop a system to facilitate the
collection, analysis and quality improvement of dental trauma data at a children’s
hospital. A specific aim was to create a database structure that would allow for the
integration of medical, cost, time, and follow-up information with dental trauma data for
analysis that will be reported on in a subsequent study. Another specific aim of this
project was to discuss the challenges of creating and implementing a dental trauma
tracking system.