The instructional use of computers in dental education.

The formation, development, and current status of a major instructional materials preparation project, the CAIDENT Project, at the School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, is discussed. A rationale for the place of individualized instruction in general and CA1 in particular is presented. Topics include staffing strategies and ways to encourage faculty participation. Examples are included to illustrate operational CA1 programs at Michigan in Pedodontics and Oral Diagnosis. Comments about the future of CA1 in the Health Sciences are included. Computer-assisted instruction CAIDENT project Pedodontics Oral diagnosis Dentistry Faculty involvement Staffing Computers in dentistry Individualized instruction I. THE CAIDENT PROJECT