Quality Assurance. Historical perspective and critical issues.
Quality assurance in dentistry traces its roots to the experience of medicine. Emerging challenges to the traditional practice of dentistry have created a more receptive environment for the introduction of quality assurance systems. This article underscores some of the historical perspectives as well as the critical issues facing dentistry with regard to quality assurance.
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