Patient safety culture perceptions in the college of dentistry

Abstract

A positive safety culture is essential to patient safety because it improves quality of care. The aim of this study was to assess staff and student perceptions of the patient safety culture in the clinics of the College of Dentistry at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia.A cross-sectional study was conducted in the College of Dentistry at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. It included 4th and 5th year students, interns, general practitioners, and dental assistants. The data were collected by using paper-based questionnaire of modified version of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. Data were entered into SPSS Version 20. Score on a particular safety culture dimension was calculated.The overall response rate was 72.8% (390/536). Team work dimension had the highest average percent positive dimension score (72.3%) while staffing had the lowest score (10%). Dental assistant had high agreement in Teamwork dimension (87.8%); Supervisor/Manager Expectations and Actions Promoting Patient Safety dimension (66.9%); Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement dimension (79.1%); Management Support for Patient Safety dimension (84.5%); Feedback and Communication About Error dimension (58.3%); Frequency of Events Reported dimension (54.0%); Teamwork Across Units dimension (73.2%). Most of areas perceived that there is no event reported (76.1-85.3%) in the past 12 months.Overall patient safety grade is more than moderate in the clinic. Teamwork within Units and Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement dimension had the highest score while staffing had the lowest score. Dental assistants perceived positive score in most dimensions while students perceived slight negative score in most dimensions.

Clinical practitioners' perception of the dimensions of patient safety culture in a government hospital: A one‐sample correlational survey

“…Therefore, a modest understanding of PS might affect the effectiveness of hospital delivery services. Similarly, an average PS perception result replicated this pattern in previous studies in Saudi Arabia (Al Sweleh, Al Saedan, & Al Dayel, ; Alquwez et al, ) and Germany (Sendlhofer, Wolfler, & Pregartner, ).…”

“…As indicated in Table 4, working hours per week and staff position were identified as significant predictors. Specifically, healthcare workers working for less than 40 hr per week (β = −0.26, p < .001, 95% CI = −0.37, −0.14) and more than 60 hr per week (β = −0.25, p = .001, 95% CI = −0.39, & Al Dayel, 2018;Alquwez et al, 2018) and Germany (Sendlhofer, Wolfler, & Pregartner, 2015).…”

Female dental students’ perceptions of patient safety culture: a cross sectional study at a middle eastern setting

“…Some might speculate that it is too early to question students of dental hygiene and dental sciences about their perceptions of managerial support. In a similar previous study, students of dentistry reported highly positive perceptions of ‘organizational learning’, ‘continuous improvement’ and ‘teamwork’ [ 38 ]. Although after graduation most dentists work independently at private clinics, this is not the case with dentists employed in healthcare facilities.…”

“…They are eager to learn and work, and regularly receive support from other members of staff. It was reported that after graduation and employment, the perceptions of the culture of patient safety among graduates of dental professionals’ improves further [ 38 ]. Therefore, this stage is critical: students placed in clinical training environments where there is a lack of support often lag behind in terms of skill development, and may even withdraw from education [ 40 ].…”

Segurança do paciente no cuidado odontológico: revisão integrativa

“…Patient safety culture means the beliefs, values, and standards shared by professionals and that also influence their behaviors and actions 63 . In the course of this review, studies alluded to the theme 13,64,65 or used it as their central focus 47,61,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73 . Positive points were found, such has a high overall perception of patient safety; patient-centered care; the pursuit of effective and equitable care; and the value assigned to teamwork.…”