Evidence of the validity of a model of determinants of quality of restorative dental care.
A model describing the relationship between self-reported quality of restorative dentistry and dentist characteristics for 119 Montana general dentists is presented. The best predictors formed a significant model explaining 22% of the variance of the quality measure. Results are contrasted with a previous estimation of the model for 102 Washington general practitioners. Evidence for the external validity of the model is presented.
D000328:Adult; D003442:Crowns; D003729:Dental Care; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003829:Denture, Partial; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014861:Washington