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2nd Opinion Dental Diagnostics & Treatment Planning located in Hellertown, PA

"Diagnostic errors have been known to plague the dental profession. In a retrospective review of 182 published case reports in dentistry, 23% of dental patient experiences were categorized as either having delayed appropriate treatment, disease progression, or unnecessary treatment associated with misdiagnoses."

"In a survey of more than 2000 patients, 1 in 4 Americans said that they or someone they know experienced a dental diagnostic error."

"67% of dentists reported observing a diagnostic error made by another dentist on at least a monthly basis, while only 38% admitted to personally making a diagnostic error. Also , younger dentists and those with very high patient volume were significantly more likely to make diagnostic errors."

"Poor dental provider communication, inadequate time with the provider and lack of patient self-advocacy & health literacy were among the top factors that patients believed contributed to the development of a dental diagnostic error. Patients suggested that improvements in provider chairside manners, more detailed patient diagnostic workups and improving personal self-advocacy would significantly reduce the occurrence of dental diagnostic errors. Patients also reported that their dental diagnostic errors were likely related to the ever-increasing dental practice style of “get them in, get them out"

“Patient’s Experiences of Dental Diagnostic Failures: A Qualitative Study Using Social Media”

“Researchers Investigate Patient Perception of Dental Diagnostic Errors and Strategies to Reduce Occurrences”

“The burden of diagnostic error in dentistry: A study on periodontal disease misclassification”

“Unveiling dental diagnostic dilemmas: a national survey of US dentists”

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"Eastern Iowa Dentist Repeatedly Over-diagnosed Patients"