A Scoping Review of Patient Safety Checklists in Pediatrics.

Objective: To examine the utilization and effectiveness of safety checklists in pediatric clinical care.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using Medline to identify studies related to the development and/or implementation of patient safety checklists in pediatrics. All study designs were included for citations published through September 2023.

Medication prescribing checklists and their impact on patient safety: A scoping review.

Objectives: Medication prescribing checklists and the impact on patient safety remain unexplored. This scoping review aimed to identify key elements of these checklists and evaluate their impact on patient safety outcomes.

Methods: We searched PubMed and Embase for studies reporting checklists in medication prescribing practices and the impact on patient safety outcomes as of October 23, 2024.

Dental Screening, Counseling, and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use Disorder: Survey of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.

Objective: The objective of this study was to conduct a national survey of practicing dentists assessing their current knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors related to substance use screening among their adult patients. The secondary objective was to identify practitioner- and practice-level facilitators and barriers of substance use screening.

Method: This cross-sectional study consisted of an electronic survey disseminated to practicing dentists who were active members of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (National Dental PBRN; n=790; 61% male).

Barriers to dental providers' use of a clinical decision support tool for pain management following tooth extractions.

Background: De-implementing non-effective or even harmful practices in healthcare is sometimes necessary, as has been the case with opioid prescribing in dentistry over the past decade. One approach to practice transformation is to deploy clinical decision support (CDS) tools. This qualitative study examined barriers to CDS use as part of a cluster randomized trial that aimed to decrease opioid prescribing for pain management following tooth extractions across a large dental practice.

A scoping review of patient safety checklists in dentistry.

Objectives: Not much is known about safety checklists use in dentistry. We aim to examine, assess, and provide a comprehensive understanding of the current knowledge concerning the use of checklists to improve patient safety in dentistry.

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive literature search using Medline and Embase for studies that use or describe the development of dental patient safety checklists.