A 5-Year retrospective analysis of adverse events in dentistry at the Dental Hospital, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient safety is a critical concern in dentistry. Adverse events (AEs) can harm patients, increase costs, and decrease satisfaction. Understanding AE types and frequencies is crucial for effective risk management and quality improvement. This study analyzes incident reports to identify preliminary incident patterns as a starting point for developing risk management strategies. However, under-reporting limits the ability to identify true incident patterns, highlighting the need for improved reporting systems and encouragement of incident reporting. Further research is underway to develop such a system and promote reporting to ensure sufficient data quality for effective risk management.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of 1,618 incident reports from December 2018

SUBMITTER: Siriwatana K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515149 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature