Butters J M, Williams J N, Abbott L J
Department of Oral Health, University of Louisville, School of Dentistry, KY 40292.
J Dent Educ. 1991 Sep;55(9):565-9.
Quality of health care services has become a major social issue. Accordingly, activities directed toward the assessment and assurance of quality are receiving increased attention in dentistry and dental education. The purpose of this study was to determine the status of quality assessment/assurance (QA) programs in U.S. dental schools. Responses from 48 U.S. schools identify a range of institutional QA activities currently being conducted in dental education. The evaluation and remedial action elements of the QA process are being addressed in a majority of schools; however, the establishment of criteria delineating those elements of a given QA activity area that should be measured is lacking.
医疗保健服务质量已成为一个重大的社会问题。因此，针对质量评估和保证的活动在牙科及牙科教育领域正受到越来越多的关注。本研究的目的是确定美国牙科学校质量评估/保证（QA）项目的现状。来自48所美国学校的回复表明了目前牙科教育中正在开展的一系列院校QA活动。大多数学校都在处理QA过程中的评估和补救行动要素；然而，在界定给定QA活动领域中应予以衡量的那些要素方面，缺乏相应标准的制定。
