A Survey of Foundation Dentists’ Experiences of Clinical Audit-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Survey of Foundation Dentists’ Experiences of Clinical Audit

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Author:

Jayawardena Don¹^ORCID,Richardson Robin,Kellett Fleur,Heidari Ellie²

Affiliation:

1. Royal London Dental Hospital/Barts Health NHS Trust

2. Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London

Abstract

Abstract Introduction Clinical Audit is one of the central pillars of Clinical Governance and is a valuable quality improvement tool. Clinical Audit has benefits for all stakeholders and provides evidence of compliance with the requirements of the UK statutory regulatory bodies. The levels of knowledge, experience and understanding of Clinical Audit of recent UK graduates is variable. Aim To explore Foundation Dentists’ experiences of Clinical Audit and to identify opportunities for improvement in the teaching of Clinical Audit in their Dental Foundation Training. Method An online survey was sent out to 231 Foundation Dentists, who had recently completed their foundation programme mandated audit project, in the Midlands and East of England Regions, in July 2022. Results A total of 40 Foundation Dentists completed the survey (17% response rate).The results show 30% of respondents feeling well prepared prior to their audit project, 45% of respondents were neutral in their response and only 25% felt unprepared for their audit project. Discussion Several opportunities for improvement in the teaching of Clinical Audit in Dental Foundation Training were identified, such as development of an online resource bank.

Publisher

Research Square Platform LLC

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