title: Clinical decision-making practices among a subset of North American prosthodontists.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the decision-making practices of a subset of North American prosthodontists. A survey was administered to assess practitioner views regarding the relative importance of practitioner, patient, and patient family beliefs and preferences during treatment planning of the edentulous patient. In responses to abstract questions, practitioners appeared to endorse a blending of patient and practitioner beliefs and preferences when treatment planning. However, in response to a question proposing a simulated clinical scenario, practitioners indicated they placed a greater emphasis on their own beliefs when choosing a treatment option.
authors: Department of Dental Specialties, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. koka.sreenivas@mayo.edu
authors: Sreenivas
authors: S
authors: Koka
authors: Steven E
authors: SE
authors: Eckert
authors: Yong-Geun
authors: YG
authors: Choi
authors: Victor M
authors: VM
authors: Montori
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009656:North America; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists'; D011476:Prosthodontics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires