Patient-Centred Measures in Dental Practice: 1. An Overview

From Volume 33, Issue 10, December 2006 | Pages 596-600

Authors

Philip RH Newsome

BChD, MBA, PhD, FDS RCS(Ed), MRD RCS(Ed)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong SAR, China

Articles by Philip RH Newsome

Colman McGrath

BA, BDentSc, MSc, PhD, DDPH RCS, FDS RCS, FFD RCSI

Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong SAR, China

Articles by Colman McGrath

Abstract

This paper explores the way that patient participation has increased in dentistry in recent years and introduces the two concepts of ‘quality of life’ and ‘patient satisfaction’ and examines their relevance to everyday clinical dental practice.

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