CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING - AN ART OR A SCIENCE .2. MAKING SENSE OF TREATMENT DECISIONS

被引：11

作者：

KAY, E ^{[1
]}

NUTTALL, N ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV DUNDEE,DENT HLTH SERV RES UNIT,DUNDEE DD1 4HN,SCOTLAND

来源：

BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL | 1995年 / 178卷 / 03期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1038/sj.bdj.4808664

中图分类号：

R78 [口腔科学];

学科分类号：

1003 ;

摘要：

Clinical decisions made by dentists can vary considerably. Although there has been a tendency in the media to attribute these differences between practitioners to deliberate unethical practice, as Part I concluded, variations in decision making are a result of the complexity of assessing the risks of different treatment options and evaluating the outcomes of treatment. This article looks at why dentists can make different decisions when faced with identical cases (variation), why sometimes the 'correct' decision is not made (error), and also looks at what other issues affect treatment decision making once disease has been perceived.

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页码：113 / 116

页数：4