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Relationship between broken appointments and dental students' clinical experience level
Sorin T Teich1, Zhuang Wan, Fady F Faddoul
1Department of Comprehensive Care, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 2124 Cornell Rd., Cleveland, OH, USA. sorin@case.edu
Journal of Dental Education
|September 4, 2012
Summary
Broken appointment rates significantly impact dental students' clinical experience. Lowering the rate below 14.5% minimizes this effect, improving clinic time utilization and patient care.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Clinical Dentistry
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Dental schools are shifting to comprehensive care models.
- Student clinic time utilization is under scrutiny.
- Broken appointments affect clinical training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the influence of broken appointment rates on dental students' clinical experience.
- To determine the impact of no-shows on clinical procedure volume.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of broken appointment percentages for dental classes of 2010 and 2011.
- Correlation analysis between no-show rates and clinical experience levels.
Main Results:
- A statistically significant difference in broken appointments between the 2010 (18.64%) and 2011 (14.44%) classes.
- A weak but significant negative correlation for the 2010 class, but not the 2011 class.
- Broken appointments account for a small portion of variability in clinical procedures.
Conclusions:
- Lowering broken appointment rates below 14.5% appears to eliminate their influence on student clinical experience.
- Optimizing clinic schedules can improve dental student training and patient care outcomes.
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