An Introduction to Systems Thinking and its Application to Dentistry
The discipline of systems thinking was developed to study and predict outcomes of large multicomponent systems. It provides a lens to examine complex problems, such as global warming or population health. This article applies the basic tenets of systems thinking to the practice of dentistry, looking...
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| description | The discipline of systems thinking was developed to study and predict outcomes of large multicomponent systems. It provides a lens to examine complex problems, such as global warming or population health. This article applies the basic tenets of systems thinking to the practice of dentistry, looking specifically at patient safety and quality improvement. Using a systems view of the dental office; an argument is made for the development of a quality initiative through the creation of a mechanism for non-discoverable adverse event reporting. This would create a resource for dentists to learn from past adverse events and prevent them from happening again. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9db36b3fcc34b9daf3504d30c075dbf2024-12-20T15:13:58ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of the California Dental Association1942-43962024-12-0152110.1080/19424396.2024.2347599An Introduction to Systems Thinking and its Application to DentistryCharles S. Czerepak0Pine Dental Care, The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USAThe discipline of systems thinking was developed to study and predict outcomes of large multicomponent systems. It provides a lens to examine complex problems, such as global warming or population health. This article applies the basic tenets of systems thinking to the practice of dentistry, looking specifically at patient safety and quality improvement. Using a systems view of the dental office; an argument is made for the development of a quality initiative through the creation of a mechanism for non-discoverable adverse event reporting. This would create a resource for dentists to learn from past adverse events and prevent them from happening again.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19424396.2024.2347599System thinkingelementslearning organizationfeed back loopcausal diagramquality assurance |
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