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Assessment of the Clinical Quality of Health Care

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Gunnar Ryge

School of Dentistry University of the Pacific

Ronald G. Devincenzi

California Foundation for Dental Health California Dental Association

Rating systems and criteria, developedfor peer review, were used for evaluation of dental care as part of a study to determine the feasibility of using computers as a first level screening mechanism for quality assurance. Ten dentists were trained and standardized in the use of the system, and 646 patients receivedfull-mouth examinations by two examiners. Disagreements were resolved by joint examination. More than 22,000 individual judgments were recorded. Of all dental services evaluated, 91.5% were rated satisfactory. Data on subratings, Range of Excellence versus Range of Acceptability and Replace for Prevention (future damage likely) versus Replace Statim (damage now occurring) are also presented, together with interexaminer agreement levels. The rating system permitted full-mouth examination by two trained examiners, including resolution of disagreements, to be carried out in an average of 24 minutes. The system is suitablefor verification of computer screening of treatment records for quality assurance.

Evaluation & the Health Professions, Vol. 6, No. 3, 311-326 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/016327878300600305
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