Patients satisfaction with the dental treatment provided at the University of Jordan's student clinics.

Autor: Ismail NH; Conservative Dentistry Department, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Alzer H; Conservative Dentistry Department, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Algurini AH; King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan., Alsawalhi DH; King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan., Mahmoud SJ; King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan., Abu Hait SM; Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan., Alsoleihat F; Conservative Dentistry Department, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe [Eur J Dent Educ] 2024 Feb; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 287-291. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 28.
DOI: 10.1111/eje.12947
Abstrakt: Introduction: To assess patients' satisfaction with the dental care provided to them by the undergraduate students at Jordan University Hospital. In addition, to investigate whether the age or gender of patients had any correlation with the level of satisfaction.
Materials and Methods: The Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSQ) developed by the RAND Corporation was used to measure patient satisfaction. The questionnaire was translated to Arabic the native language of the country and it consisted of 14 questions, which measure the overall satisfaction and the subscales of access, convenience and availability, continuity of treatment and quality of dental care provided.
Results: A total of 94 patients (58.5% female, 41.5% male) answered the DSQ, the Overall Dental Satisfaction Index (DSI) was found to be 86.2%, and there was no correlation between gender or age groups and the DSI (p < .05). All 14 questions scored above 4/5 except the question about whether the schools' building and dental units being modern and well equipped (3.7/5), and the general satisfaction question (3.2/5).
Conclusions: Patients who were treated at the student clinics at the University of Jordan, School of Dentistry were found to be satisfied about both the quality of treatment and the dental environment, while reporting some negative aspects related mainly to the clinics building which they found to be very old and crowded. This study found no correlation between patients' satisfaction and the age or gender of the participants.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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