Impact of quality assurance program: providing practice assessment.
Participation in a self-administered quality assessment (SAQA) program led to changes in New Jersey dentists' perceptions of practice quality. Ninety-four percent indicated they discovered practice deficiencies. This study suggests that using a self-administered quality assessment program, such as the SAQA program, can lead to a better understanding of a practice's strengths and weaknesses.
Saporito
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Department of General and Hospital Dentistry, New Jersey Dental School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07103.
Feldman
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Stewart
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Echoldt
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Buchanan
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D003729:Dental Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009515:New Jersey; D018024:Peer Review, Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012655:Self-Evaluation Programs; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires