Title: The Most Affecting Reasons in Patient’s Decision in Selecting a Dental Clinic
Authors: Nawaf Alhabib, Ali Alkhamash, Hamad Alharkan, Nader Al Yahya, Hamad Alobrah
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i1.129
Abstract
The reason of visiting private dental clinics is an important parameter in oral health care planning, which has rarely been studied in Saudi Arabia. The objectives of this study were to distinguish the reasons for visiting dental clinics, Discuss and describe the factors that will help in inducing the quality of the clinics, specify the patients needs and desires, Improve the dental care provider. A total sample of 333 patients from Riyadh city dental clinics are participated in questionnaires application. The analysis showed that the main reason for visiting the dental clinics is the quality of infection control and the cleaning of the clinics. In conclusion, the regression in visiting the private dental clinics from the population was found, because of neglecting the advertisement.
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