The benefits of clinical audit in general practice and vocational training

Cure, Richard; Lowndes, Peter; Wilkes, Scott

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4809179

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“…Therefore, dental practitioners and departmental heads are encouraged to complete an audit project. 8 Given the scarcity of data on the adherence of dental personnel and institution to COVID-19 guidelines and protocols in Pakistan, this study primarily aimed to audit the process of patient management with AGP (ultrasonic scaling) while adherence to the guidelines for health care workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19.…”

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The Standard Operating Procedures in COVID-19 Pandemic for Periodontal Aerosol-Generating Procedures: A Process Audit

Haseeb

Khalid

Syed³

et al. 2022

Eur J Dent

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Objective This study aims to audit the process of patient management with aerosol-generating procedure (ultrasonic scaling) while adherence to the guidelines for health care workers (HCWs) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Materials and Methods Audits records at the Department of Periodontology at University College of Medicine and Dentistry Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan were collected (prospectively) over the period of October 1 to November 30, 2020 (1st cycle) and December 14, 2020 to February 12, 2021 (2nd cycle). The audit was divided into three components based on the guidelines: (1) physical environment, (2) patients/appointments, and (3) COVID standard operating procedures related to HCWs. Results The recommended physical layout and procedural factors, as suggested by the guidelines for dental clinics, were observed during the first cycle of audit, and discrepancy of ventilation system was fixed after the first cycle. Audit team reported the observance of fallow time three times daily, which revealed 83.3% observance of fallow time.Later in the second cycle when the extraoral high-volume air evacuator was installed, the fallow time was reduced to 15 minutes and not only five procedural slots per day were created but fallow time was also observed 100% of the time. Conclusion Following the standard guidelines resulted in more efficient working environment and lesser risk for HCWs while performing aerosol-generating procedures.

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“…Therefore, dental practitioners and departmental heads are encouraged to complete an audit project. 8…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%