Abstract
Data sources
Medline via OVID, Embase via OVID, HMIC via OVID, CINAHL via EBSCO and Web of Science.
Study selection
Descriptive, observational and experimental studies that used or described the development of patient safety interventions relating to dental care. Outcomes of interest were: patient safety, harm prevention, risk minimisation, patient satisfaction and patient acceptability, professional acceptability, efficacy, cost-effectiveness and efficiency.
Data extraction and synthesis
All titles and abstracts were screened by at least two authors. The eligible studies were data extracted by two authors, with disagreements resolved by a third reviewer if necessary. A narrative approach was taken and quality assessed using CASP tools.
Results
Nine studies were identified. Four described the use of checklists, three the use of reporting systems, one the use of electronic reminders and one the use of trigger tools. The risk of bias in the studies was high.
Conclusions
The available literature on patient safety is in its infancy. Surgical checklists may be effective in reducing surgical errors.
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Address for correspondence: E Bailey, NIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Institute of Population Health - Centre for Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. E-mail Edmund.bailey@manchester.ac.uk; edmund.bailey@uclh.nhs.uk
Bailey E, Tickle M, Campbell S, O'Malley L. Systematic review of patient safety interventions in dentistry. BMC Oral Health 2015; 15: 152.
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Hurst, D. Little research on effective tools to improve patient safety in the dental setting. Evid Based Dent 17, 38–39 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ebd.6401163
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