Overview

• Each "trusted" computer has a git repo. Each operatory has a trusted computer. It is recommended (but not required) to have a “hub” computer to act like a pseudo server. However, it simply holds the “bare” repo and its primary purpose is to make it easier for all other trusted computers to pull the updates from a single source.
• This git repo has the entire patient database along with information about the providers and the practice itself.
• For the UI layer, any data I/O is done on the local disk. This ensures that even image files are loaded at instant speeds.
• Each change to any file is followed-up with a git commit along with a comment (generated by the UI layer) on why the file was changed.
• This change is immediately pushed. If a central computer is used, the commit will only be pushed there. If a strict decentralized system is utilized, then the commit is pushed to each of the trusted computers.
• All of the pull/push is done via the ssh protocol that git supports. Each computer uses a RSA public key to be able to log in to another computer. This allows all the updates to be transparent.
• Each minute (via a chron job), each computer will pull whatever update is available. This ensures that whatever is shown on the UI layer is at most 1 minute old. Any git pull can forced to update before the 1 minute mark.

Overview

[] = Comments or explaination of the format
{} = formatted filename or directory name

/home/$USER/clearDentalData/
    patData/
        {patientID}/ [LastName, FirstName (DOB Month-Day-Year)]
            appointments/
                {dateOfAppointment}.ini [Month-Day-Year@HH:mm AM/PM.ini; symbolic link to the practice appointment's folder's version]
            dental/
                EoE.ini [Extraoral exam findings]
                hardTissue.ini [hard tissue charting]
                IoE.ini [Intraoral exam findings]
                perio.ini [periodontal charting (includes diagnosis)]
                txPlan.json [treatment plan for the patient]
            financial/
                claims.json [claims for the patient for their insurance]
                dentalPlans.ini [information about the patient's dental plan(s)]
                ledger.json [full financial ledger (includes all forms of payment)]
            images/
                consents/
                    {date of the consent}/ [Month/Day/Year]
                        newPatient.png [New Patient consent signature]
                        {procedureConsent}.png [procedureName-tooth (skipped if N/A)-.png]
                photographs/
                    extraoral/
                        {date of the photo}/ [Month/Day/Year]
                            {kindOfPhoto}.jpg ["Smile Lateral Left" or "Maxillary Occlusal", etc.]
                        profile.jpg [main headshot picture]
                    intraoral/
                        {date of the photo}/ [Month/Day/Year]
                            {toothNumber.jpg}
                radiographs/
                    {date of the radiograph}/  [Month/Day/Year]
                        {kindOfRadiograph}.png [BW_Right_Mesial or PA_Maxillary_Right_Distal]
            medical/
                allergies.json [allergies the patient has]
                conditions.json [medical conditions the patient has]
                covidStatus.ini [results of the last COVID-19 screening]
                medicalInfo.ini [extra medical information like smoking, pregnancy, etc.]
                medications.json [medications the patient is taking (both what patient was precribed at office and from other offices)]
                vitals.ini [results of the last vitals check]
            caseNotes.json [all casenotes about the patient]
            messages.json [text messages in and out]
            newPatInterview.ini [answers to the questions asked from the new patient interview]
            personal.ini [personal information about the patient]
            reviews.ini [what has been reviewed with the patient like medical history or personal history]
    locInfo/
        local/ [Symoblic link to the practice the computer is located at]
        {Name of Practice}/
            appointments/
                {Date of the Appointment}/  [Month/Day/Year]
                    {appt#.ini} [Goes from 1 and onwards; holds all the information about the appointment]
            docs/ [Holds any extra paperwork that the practice needs]
            chairs.json [all the chairs in the practice (used to count the number of columns)]
            chairStatus.ini [If a hygiene chair is ready for the doctor for the exam check]
            labs.json [Information about the labs that the practice uses]
            newPatientComments.ini [follow-up information in trying to schedule the new patient's 1st appointment]
            prefs.ini [Information about the practice]
            sensorCalibrations.ini [Stored Calibrations for the radiograph sensors]
            covidScreenings.json [All COVID-19 screening results; full log of everyone]
    docPref/
        {username}/ [Normally the UnixID of the provider]
            prefs.ini [Information about the provider]