title: Dental office structure and treatment outcome--related or independent?
abstract: This study was designed to test the hypothesis that the physical and organizational structure of a dental office is a reliable predictor of dental treatment outcome. A supervised self-evaluation instrument was developed to evaluate the physical and organizational structure of a dental office. Seventy dental offices-50 offices previously identified as delivering acceptable care and 20 offices previously identified as delivering less than acceptable care-were tested with this instrument. The authors concluded that there were no significant structural differences between dental offices giving "acceptable care" and "less than acceptable care."
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: van der Wal
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Nakahata
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Posl
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sheofsky
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D003729:Dental Care / Q000592:standards*; D003770:Dental Offices / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires