Patent ID: 8639526

Claim:
A method for providing a customized feedback related to a condition of a patient, comprising: a) providing one or more input modules for data input, a data storage and processing device, and a feedback module, wherein at least one of the one or more input modules is adaptable between at least two input modes, wherein an interface of a first input mode has a plurality of input controls utilized for data input by a trained user and an interface of a second input mode is utilized for data input by the patient, wherein the second input mode has fewer or simplified input controls compared to the first input mode, and wherein at least one of the one or more input modules is adapted to receive one or more data points via different input modes simultaneously and/or the input module is adapted to switch sequentially for patient input and for trained user input during an examination of the patient and receive one or more data points via the different input modes sequentially during the examination of the patient; b) performing on the patient a medical examination or a medical procedure related to the diagnosis and/or treatment of a periodontal disease; c) collecting a data point related to the diagnosis and/or treatment of periodontal disease; d) inputting the data point into one of the one or more input modules that has been adapted to one of the at least two input modes; e) transmitting the data point from the input module to the data storage and processing device and storing the data point in the data storage and processing device, wherein the data point is stored momentarily, temporarily, or permanently; f) processing the data point via the data storage and processing device wherein the data storage and processing device generates at least one of an aural, visual, or tactile customized feedback based upon the data point, wherein the customized feedback is a diagnosis, medical educational material, a medical examination result, a medical opinion, and/or a treatment plan; and g) transmitting the customized feedback to the feedback module, so as to be conveyed to the patient directly by the feedback module, wherein the data point is collected during the medical examination or the medical procedure and the customized feedback is conveyed to the patient during or alter the medical examination or medical procedure.