It Ain't What You Say …: Legibility and Clarity of Treatment Records

From Volume 27, Issue 8, October 2000 | Pages 384-386

Authors

J. Mark Smith

BDS

General Dental Practitioners, Southport, Merseyside

Articles by J. Mark Smith

Colin A. Farrington

BDS

General Dental Practitioners, Southport, Merseyside

Articles by Colin A. Farrington

Abstract

The content of treatment records is irrelevant if it cannot be understood. This is a report of a clinical audit project that aimed to assess the readability of records, and set standards to be maintained throughout the practice for handwriting and use of abbreviations.

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