Influence of patients perception on their acceptance and understanding of dental care within an education system.

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This study examined the effects of conditions (that is, the fee structure and the easy of obtaining a dental appointment) on patient understanding and cooperation in clinical practice for dental hygiene and dental students. A questionnaire was given sequentially to 1483 patients attending the Tokyo Medical and Dental University dental hospital on "clinical education and patient satisfaction". Direct participants consisted of 650 patients, of which 213 (32.8%) were male and 422 (64.9%) female. The remaining 15 (2.3%) did not specify their gender. Patients who were satisfied with care received by dentists tended to be older compared to patients who were dissatisfied with dentists. The difference was significant (p < 0.001). Acceptable conditions for patients such as fees and appointments at the clinical session had an effected on patient acceptance of clinical training. The findings of this study suggest that patient satisfaction should be considered as part of the reasons for patients accepting dental care by students in their clinical education programs. Fees and appointment schedules strongly affect patient acceptance of clinical education.

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Author/s: Yoshida, Naomi (N); Mataki, Shiro (S);

Affiliation: Department of Comprehensive Oral Health Care, Division of Comprehensive Patient Care, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. minny.sdh(-atsign-)tmd.ac.jp

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of medical and dental sciences (J Med Dent Sci), published in Japan. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 49 (issue 4) : pp 143-9

Dates: Created 2003/03/18; Completed 2003/05/15; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12641385, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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