1st Edition
Quality Improvement and Audit in Dentistry
1. Introduction
2. Patient Safety
3. Audit
4. Quality Improvement
5. Scoping a Problem
6. PDSA Cycles
7. Measurement
8. Embedding Change
9. Change at Scale
10. Conclusions
Glossary of Quality Improvement Terms
Biography
Dr Rhona Günhan, Associate Dentist, is an associate dentist at The Dental Centre, a mixed NHS and private practice in Saltcoats, Scotland. She has worked in several settings including corporate and independent practices ranging from inner-city to rural locations. Rhona started her clinical career as a dental hygienist/therapist and then completed dental vocational training in Glasgow, Scotland. She graduated from the University of Dundee with a BDS and studied at the University of the Highlands and Islands for a postgraduate certificate in Quality Improvement in Healthcare, gaining a distinction. It was during this course that she developed a strong interest in quality improvement.
Dr Cameron Stark, Lecturer, University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland, is a Module Leader at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland, teaching on Patient Safety and healthcare quality improvement. He graduated in Medicine from the University of Glasgow and holds Master’s degrees from the University of Glasgow and the University of Leicester, UK. Cameron worked as a Consultant in Public Health Medicine with NHS Scotland for over 20 years, and was Quality Improvement Science lead for NHS Highland. He has co-written or co-edited nine previous textbooks and has published over 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
