PMID- 23627844
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140616
LR  - 20131104
IS  - 1502-3850 (Electronic)
IS  - 0001-6357 (Linking)
VI  - 71
IP  - 6
DP  - 2013 Nov
TI  - Patient safety in dental care: A challenging quality issue? An exploratory cohort 
      study.
PG  - 1588-93
LID - 10.3109/00016357.2013.777471 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Little is known about patient safety in primary oral healthcare. The 
      aim of this study was to describe and analyze patient safety incidents in primary 
      oral health care. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A random sample of 1000 patient records 
      from 20 dental practices was reviewed retrospectively over 60 months. All adverse 
      events (AEs) were noted: unintended events happening during treatment that 
      resulted or could have resulted in harm to the patient. RESULTS: A total of 46 
      (95% CI = 33-59) AEs was identified, of which 18 (95% CI = 10-26) were considered 
      preventable. From these, 15 related to treatment, 10 to diagnostics and one to 
      communication. CONCLUSIONS: The low incidence of AEs and absence of major harm to 
      patients suggests that primary oral care is safe for patients. However, the low 
      quality of record keeping may imply underestimation.
FAU - Mettes, Theodorus
AU  - Mettes T
AD  - Radboud University Nijmegen, Medical Center, Scientific Institute for Quality of 
      Healthcare , Nijmegen , The Netherlands.
FAU - Bruers, Josef
AU  - Bruers J
FAU - van der Sanden, Wil
AU  - van der Sanden W
FAU - Wensing, Michel
AU  - Wensing M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20130429
PL  - Sweden
TA  - Acta Odontol Scand
JT  - Acta odontologica Scandinavica
JID - 0370344
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Child
MH  - Cohort Studies
MH  - Dental Audit
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Patient Safety
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2013/05/01 06:00
MHDA- 2014/06/17 06:00
CRDT- 2013/05/01 06:00
PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/06/17 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.3109/00016357.2013.777471 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Acta Odontol Scand. 2013 Nov;71(6):1588-93. doi: 10.3109/00016357.2013.777471. 
      Epub 2013 Apr 29.