Perspective of the third parties.
The dental profession and third parties define "dental quality" quite differently. Until the dental profession defines quality to include psychological, sociologic, and economic factors and establishes measurable standards of performance, dental quality assurance cannot exist in any meaningful way.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009909:Oral Health; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States