Evaluation of dentists' malpractice fears and defensive dentistry attitudes: a scale development.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop and design the Defensive Dentistry Attitude Scale (DDAS) to evaluate the relationship between defensive dentistry and fear of malpractice among dentists in Türkiye.

Methods

The Defensive Dentistry Assessment Scale (DDAS) questions were determined based on expert opinions and a literature review. Based on these results, a questionnaire including the 13-item DDAS and the malpractice fear scale was sent to 3513 dentists in Türkiye by email between 3.11.2023 and 10.1.2024. A total of 369 dentists returned. The questionnaire consisted of 26 questions with two VAS scales related to the frequency of complications and detailed anamnesis. During the development of DDAS, the Content Validity Index (CVI), Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), and Confirmatory Factor

SUBMITTER: Eser Misir S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12083101 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature