Dental patient safety in the military health system: joining medicine in the journey to high reliability.

Jonathan M Stahl; Kelli Mack; Susan Cebula; Bruce L Gillingham

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Dental patient safety in the military health system: joining medicine in the journey to high reliability.

August 7, 2019

Stahl JM, Mack K, Cebula S, et al. Mil Med. 2019.

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This retrospective study of dental patient safety reports in the military health system demonstrated an increase in reported events, which may reflect improvements in safety culture. Wrong-site surgery was the most common adverse event, suggesting the need to enhance safety practices in dentistry.

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