Clinical decision making--an art or a science? Part III: To treat or not to treat?

E Kay; N Nuttall

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4808685

Clinical decision making--an art or a science? Part III: To treat or not to treat?

E Kay, N Nuttall

Peninsula Dental School

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Abstract

Part II of this series examined the two principle sources of variation: variation stemming from perceptual differences such as diagnostic errors, and variation stemming from judgmental differences such as different treatment strategies. This paper looks at judgmental variation in more detail, considers the nature of practice variation, and asks whether such variations are a sign of good or bad clinical practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	153-155
Number of pages	0
Journal	Br Dent J
Volume	178
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4808685
Publication status	Published - 25 Feb 1995

Keywords

Decision Making
Dental Care
Dentists
Humans
Judgment
Professional Practice
Quality of Health Care

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