Measuring Adherence to Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

Abstract

Objectives Dental Health Services Victoria publishes evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to assist public oral health practitioners to provide high-quality dental care. How well these CPGs are implemented into practice is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess adherence to selected CPGs. Methods An electronic auditing tool was developed using clinical indicators derived for “stainless steel crown (SSC),” “restorative care for children under general anesthetic (GA),” and “direct restorative materials” CPG. Six trained dentists audited a random sample of 204 dental records of children aged 3-12 years from 2 major public dental agencies. Results In total, 319 material-based..