The Relationship Between Mock Boards and Clinical Board Examinations in Dental Hygiene Education.

Research on the effectiveness of clinical mock boards for future oral health professionals is conflicting and limited. Despite this, U.S.

Cancer deaths and occupational exposure in a group of plutonium workers.

An exploratory epidemiological study was conducted for 319 deceased nuclear workers who had intakes of transuranic radionuclides and histories of employment during the time period from 1943 to 1995. The workers were employed at various facilities throughout the United States, including the Department of Energy defense facilities and uranium mining and milling sites. The majority of individuals were involved in documented radiological incidents during their careers.

Ambulatory patient safety. What we know and need to know.

While safety risks are widespread in ambulatory settings, there has been insufficient attention directed at developing the evidence base that is needed to improve ambulatory safety. In this article, the current state of knowledge about ambulatory safety is reviewed. A research agenda in ambulatory safety is proposed, as well as a series of potential interventions that could be used to improve safety in the ambulatory setting.

Relative value units: from A to Z, Part 4.

The previous three articles in this series discussed relative value unit (RVU) basics and touched on some of the more practical applications of RVUs for managing a medical practice. 1-3 This fourth and final article illustrates the what, why, when, where and how of benchmarking RVUs. Benchmarking is often defined as a standard of measurement or evaluation, but in its truest sense, it is the ongoing process of establishing a standard of excellence and comparing activities to that standard.