Patient safety and dentistry: What do we need to know? Fundamentals of patient safety, the safety culture and implementation of patient safety measures in dental practice

International Dental Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 189-196

  Yamalik, Nermin ^a   Perea Pérez, Bernardo ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

dentistry; health professions; Patient safety; safety culture

Indexed keywords

DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTISTRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84864592563     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2012.00119.x     Document Type: Review

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