Author : Palwasha Khan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (133 download)
Book Synopsis Patient Satisfaction with Dental Services Provided by Dental Students by : Palwasha Khan
Download or read book Patient Satisfaction with Dental Services Provided by Dental Students written by Palwasha Khan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient satisfaction is important in dental care, and has implications for evaluating services, particularly as quality indicator. A cross-sectional study aimed to assess patient satisfaction with services delivered by dental students at the University of Toronto, and to explore differences in satisfaction by personal and demographic characteristics of patients. Data were collected using the Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSQ). Mean differences in satisfaction were explored across the subscales of pain, quality, access and overall DSQ using t-tests and ANOVA. A mean DSQ score of 3.9/5.0 was observed, indicating a generally high level of satisfaction (n=389). Some subscales exhibited differences by gender, education, self-perceived oral health, ethnicity and treatment expectations. Males with less education, those with poor oral health, and ethnic minority groups reported lower satisfaction (p.