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Clinical Audit Teaching in Record–Keeping for Dental Undergraduates at International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Chong Jun A.,
Chew Jamie K.Y.,
Ravindranath Sneha,
Pau Allan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2014.78.2.tb05671.x
Subject(s) - audit , kuala lumpur , medical record , medicine , medical education , record keeping , clinical audit , family medicine , business , surgery , accounting , marketing
This study investigated the impact of clinical audit training on record–keeping behavior of dental students and students’ perceptions of the clinical audit training. The training was delivered to Year 4 and Year 5 undergraduates at the School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It included a practical audit exercise on patient records. The results were presented by the undergraduates, and guidelines were framed from the recommendations proposed. Following this, an audit of Year 4 and Year 5 students’ patient records before and after the audit training was carried out. A total of 100 records were audited against a predetermined set of criteria by two examiners. An email survey of the students was also conducted to explore their views of the audit training. Results showed statistically significant improvements in record–keeping following audit training. Responses to the email survey were analyzed qualitatively. Respondents reported that the audit training helped them to identify deficiencies in their record–keeping practice, increased their knowledge in record–keeping, and improved their record–keeping skills. Improvements in clinical audit teaching were also proposed.