the-impact-of-surgical-checklists-in-dentistry 
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
1 In 2008, the World Health Organization published the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and Implementation Manual. 2 Based on these guidelines, Haynes et al 3 designed a surgical checklist. Following this, surgical checklists have been implemented in more than 4000 hospitals worldwide. 2013;215:135–139.
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The mechanisms by which checklists enhance patient safety in the operating room include increasing communication among providers, improving delegation of various responsibilities to support staff, and mandating preprocedural pauses. Although use of surgical checklists is widespread in medicine, the dental profession has been a slow adopter.
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