The role of health services research in the renaissance of the dental profession.
Health services research may play a critical role in achieving the recommendations of the IOM study. Toward this end, the field of health services research is defined. Applications of health services research to health outcomes, patient care, and other IOM directives are reviewed. Alternative approaches to building the capacities of dental schools to conduct health services research are presented.
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Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7660, USA.
D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003813:Dentistry / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000639:trends; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D014481:United States