Publications by authors named "Minden N"
Centralized automated quality assurance for large scale health care systems. A pilot method for some aspects of dental radiography.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol
August 1994
Article Synopsis
- President Clinton's Health Security Act aims to improve health care quality through large health plans and better quality assurance.
- Dental radiography makes up 4% of dental spending but lacks regular quality checks, prompting the development of a pilot automated system to assess film quality.
- The new method achieved a 95% accuracy rate in classifying radiographs and showed promise for creating an efficient quality assurance system that could be more cost-effective than traditional methods.
This study was undertaken to analyze the current reasons practitioners in general practice settings choose to place amalgam and composite restorations. Data were gathered on individual restorations in the clinical setting to provide information on reasons practitioners state that restorations are placed, the type of material most often placed in different restoration classifications, and the age of restorations at the time of replacement. The results of this study indicate that approximately one-half of all restorations, both amalgam and composite, were placed to treat primary caries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis investigation quantitatively analyzed the apical seal in teeth in which one of three gutta-percha root canal-obturating techniques was used. The seal obtained with each technique was measured with dye penetration and spectrophotometric analysis. No statistically significant difference was found among the lateral condensation, sectional cone, and modified sectional cone techniques in their ability to produce an apical seal.
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- Patients' perceptions of waiting time in dental offices significantly influence their overall satisfaction with the service.
- Traditional methods for managing these perceptions are examined, highlighting their effectiveness.
- The text also introduces innovative strategies aimed at improving how patients view their wait time.
Evaluation of health history forms used in U.S. dental schools.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol
January 1994
Ideally the health history form should ensure safe care to the patient, support the dentist legally, and ensure a satisfactory treatment outcome. Health history forms from 47 dental schools were evaluated in light of curriculum guidelines for physical evaluation and for their helpfulness to the dentist to provide safe care, to support the dentist legally, and to provide satisfactory treatment outcomes for the patient. In spite of curriculum guidelines in physical evaluation, significant differences were found among the health histories used by dental schools.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn aging population, a more medically complex patient base and concerns about infectious diseases have complicated dentistry in the past decade--making a thorough health history more important than ever. A survey comparing dental university health history forms with those used by some general practitioners is presented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHow good are you at solving problems? Everyday situations in the office.
Dent Teamwork
September 1992