From good to better: toward a patient safety initiative in dentistry.

Rachel Ramoni; Muhammad F. Walji; Joel White; Denice Stewart; Ram Vaderhobli; Debora Simmons; Elsbeth Kalenderian

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From good to better: toward a patient safety initiative in dentistry.

September 19, 2012

Ramoni R, Walji MF, White J, et al. J Am Dent Assoc. 2012;143(9):956-60.

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This commentary describes how patient safety concepts, such as root cause analysis, safety culture, and health care failure mode and effect analysis, can enhance safety in dental care.

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