Audits

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Audits

Clinical audits are a systematic process of reviewing the quality of dental care provided by comparing the actual care delivered to the gold standards.

Protocol

Identifying an area for improvement
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Define the gold standard
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Collect Clinical Data &. Compare to gold standards
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Identify areas for quality improvement (QI)
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Implement QI clinically
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Re-audit
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Write up
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Publish & Present

The Audit Cycle

Audits

Undertaken to identify areas for improvement against the gold standard.

Quality Improvement Projects

Use data from the audit to devise a plan for better patient care and more efficient practice.

Re-Audits

To ensure that the quality improvement project has improve the quality and efficacy of care

Get Involved in Auditing

Interested in auditng
Contact:

Centre for Oral Clinical Research

▫️ Data entry clerk opening

▫️ Data entry clerk opening

Clinical Tutors

▫️ Contact a clinical tutor in the specialty of interest to guide & supervise your audit

Head Nurses

▫️ Head nurses frequently conduct practice audits

▫️ Contact them to assist with audits in the hospital

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