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monday, february 21, 1977 daily nebrsskan pags 9 i tut -" Unusual f patient' PLATO aids practice of dental skill Photo by John Crancer Dr. Gary Jones of the UNL Dental School programs his computer on a "rose pattern." By Janet Lliteras "The patient is now seated in the dental chair. What are you going to do?" These words flashed on a 12-inch screen in front of the dental student. The patient, PLATO, is a black box sitting on a desk in a library. ' The patient's "father" is Dr. Gary Jones, associate dentistry professor. Jones hs received a $1.5 million educational research grant from the National Library of Medicine to develop clinical simulations on computers. The computer terminal plays the role of patient, Jones said. It responds as a normal patient would when the proper treatment is given. He said the completed project will let practicing .dentists, recent dentistry graduates and dental students actually see and touch the patient using color slides and touch panels. , They can ask the patient questions arid receive immediate answers, he explained. He said he hopes to use this system "as a resource for developing decision-making and problem-solving skills ' in dental practitioners." Actual patients' responses will be programmed into the computer from patients with toothaches, gum problems, headaches and anything in or around the oral cavity, he said. -The student makes all the decisions - and prescribes the treatment, Jones said. Their approach to the problems will be scored and compared against a standard established by review panels of nationally recognized dentists in dental education and practice, he said. The machine he is using costs $8,000, but is being supplied for free by the Control Data Corp. Since UNL's computer is not big enough to support his project, Jones said, he is working on the PLATO computer system of Minneapolis, which is connected by a telephone line. It costs about $660 a month to use the system, he said. QsiEuropoonmilifanQs experf spooks of "Describing his job as "being where the action is" Dale Herspring, Dept. of State Foreign Service officer, arrived at UNL Thursday by way, of Warsaw, Poland and Washington D.C. for two days of lecturing and class presentations. His appearance was sponsored by ROTC, the Slavic and East European Area. Studies Program and the Pi Sigma Alpha professional political science fraternity. He was invited because of his reputation as "perhaps the only man in the U.S. familiar with and understanding the role of East European Militaries," said Ivan Volgyes, UNL political science professor and Pi Sigma Alpha sponsor. More than 100 students and faculty members attended the Feb. 17 open lecture where Herspring analyzed and commented on the reliability of the East European military, its strength against internal forces or external Communist threat. . Minor part of job Although Herspring lectures at universities, academies di emaiTY coci An experience in self-awareness. I Feb. 25th & 26th Downtown YIAICAX 1432 N St. Students- 12.00 Non-Students- 15.00 Registration at Student Y 345 Nebraska Union-472-2584 r Feb. 22 Sponsored by Student Y & Planned Parenthood 6 0 Interested in tne LAW.' and in a career? Consider your opportunities as a Fill LAWYER'S ASSISTANT LllJ You may qualify for this intensive, 12 .....L. Mrt-arlftute COUfU offered DV the UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO in cooperation with the National Center for Paralegal Training. 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