Analysis of the accident/incident reports regarding of dental practice in dental university hospital in Japan

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463178
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: National Institute of Public Health
• Principal Investigator: Tamaki Yoh 国立保健医療科学院, その他部局等, 上席主任研究官 (50386827)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 歯科 / インシデントレポート / 歯学部付属病院 / 医療安全

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to analyze the accident/incident reports regarding of dental practice in dental university hospitals in Japan and to obtain information about accidents related to dental practice. The rate of adverse event of the accident/incident reports increased from 14.7% in 2008 to 30.3% in 2012.
Regarding the job category, dentist with experience above 5 years had about 75% rate of adverse event between pm12 and pm 13 and between pm 16 and pm17, male dentist with experience within 5 years had 75% rate of adverse event between pm12 and pm14, intern dentist had 78% rate of adverse event for the first week of month. These results indicated the necessity of induction course and countermeasure of patient safety by each job category and working arrangement.

Free Research Field

医療・福祉マネジメント　公衆衛生