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Accuracy in Dental Medicine, A New Way to Measure Trueness and Precision
Published on: April 29, 2014
Patient-centred measures in dental practice: 3. Patient satisfaction
Philip R H Newsome1, Colman McGrath
1Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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This, the final paper in this three-part series, looks at how patients evaluate the dental care they receive and how this translates into either satisfaction, dissatisfaction or something in between. It explains how it might be possible to manage patient expectations so that patients are more likely to be satisfied with all aspects of the care provided and describes a framework for dentists and staff to use when trying to enhance patient experience in everyday dental practice.
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By better understanding the concept of 'patient satisfaction' dentists can develop strategies that take into account the way patients evaluate the quality of their own dental care.
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