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ADA Technical Report No. 1016-2003
Electronic Signature Applications in Dentistry
In the area of health information, both privacy and security are significant concerns. This paper provides the dentist information on electronic/digital signatures-their history and development, and how they apply to dentistry to provide authentication, non-repudiation, confidentiality and data integrity for electronic healthcare transactions, electronic mail and attachments.
American Dental Association [ada]