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Quality evaluation of paper based dental records keeping at a teaching hospital in a developing country
(2014) Dosumu, E. B.; Lawal, F. B.
Introduction: The quality of dental records keeping is instrumental to the improvement of Service delivery, thus adequacy of the records can guide quality assurance. The study evaluated the quality of dental records keeping by dentists at a single hospital in a developing country. Materials: This was a retrospective review of the charts of patients seen at the Dental Out-patients Clinic of the University College Hospital, Ibadan over a six month period. The charts were reviewed for completeness of entries, Status of the dentist as an intern or post registration dentist and Statistical analysis performed using SPSS Software. Results: A total of 1060 charts were reviewed of which none contained all the necessary Information. The most complete Information was the Identification data (99.4%) and the most incomplete was informed consent (100%). Post registration dentists were more likely than interns to make complete documentations of medication history (p = 0.038), clinical findings (p = 0.003), treatment plan (0.048) and medications administered (0.002). Conclusions: There is a fair degree of adequacy of dental records keeping in the tertiary hospital studied in Ibadan, Nigeria. However, suboptimal recordings were noted in areas involving explanations by the dentist to the patient
Quality of records keeping by undergraduate dental students in Ibadan, Nigeria
(2012-06) Dosumu, E. B.; Dosumu, O. O.; Lawal, F. B.
Background: Recording the interaction between a patient and the dentist is of primary importance in dental practice. The completeness of recordings of undergraduate students, often inadequate, has been found to subsequently impact on the quality of dental care offered by professionals. Once identified, correcting the inadequacies has also been shown to improve the quality of dental practice. Objective: We aimed to evaluate the quality of records keeping by dental students in Ibadan, Nigeria. Method: A retrospective review of records of patients seen by dental students, at the clinics of the dental school in Ibadan, Nigeria, over a six months period was conducted. The charts were reviewed for: demographic data, medical and dental history, clinical findings, diagnosis, treatment plan and note on informed consent. Assessment of the quality of data obtained was done using a modified CRABEL’s scoring system. Results: A total of 318 case files were retrieved for this study. The median modified CRABEL score was 95%, with a range of 65 to 95%. Eighty-two recordings (25.2%) had a score < 90%, while 236 recordings (74.2%) had a score > 90%. The most frequently unrecorded data was written consent in all the charts, followed by procedure done with the documentation absent in 20.4%. All the supervisors signed at the end of the consultation. Conclusion: The quality of records keeping by dental undergraduates is fair but there is a need to emphasize deficient areas and improve upon the quality of record keeping