Brooks, Constance; Miller, Louise C; Dane, John; Perkins, Dean; Bullock, Linda; Libbus, M Kay; Johnson, Paula; Van Stone, Jill
Journal
Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
Year
2002
Study design
Qualitative
Setting
Multiple/Unspecified
Population
Children/Adolescents
Outcome domain
Patient Experience
Type of organization
Academic
Abstract
This paper summarizes an evaluation of the Elk Mobile Dental Program for children with special health care needs. Evaluation results indicated overall client satisfaction with mobile dental unit services in the absence of competent community based dental care. Evaluator recommendations included expanding the mobile dental services along with a continued effort to establish permanent community based dental care for children with special healthcare needs. Recommendations for program improvement in the areas of patient care, service coordination, and ongoing continuous quality improvement evaluation were provided to program personnel and funding organizations. Many of the improvement recommendations were initiated during the process of the program evaluation.
Cite this study:Brooks, Constance; Miller, Louise C; Dane, John; Perkins, Dean; Bullock, Linda; Libbus, M Kay; Johnson, Paula; Van Stone, Jill (2002). Program evaluation of mobile dental services for children with special health care needs. Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-4505.2002.tb01181.x