Patient-centred measures in dental practice: 1. An overview.
This paper explores the way that patient participation has increased in dentistry in recent years and introduces the two concepts of 'quality of life' and 'patient satisfaction' and examines their relevance to everyday clinical dental practice.
Newsome
Philip R H
PR
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
McGrath
Colman
C
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D003729:Dental Care; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011788:Quality of Life