en عمومى General پژوهشي orginal article <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Background & Aims</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The occurrence of errors in dental practice is an inevitable factor resulting in a reduction in the quality of medical services. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt">These errors can prompt adverse complications, weaken the patient&#39;s trust in the dentist, and induce financial losses to the health care system. The purpose of this study was to investigate the common overt and covert errors that can be detected from medical records in selected clinics of the Armed Forces, Iran.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Materials & Methods</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> In this study, we evaluated 3248 dental records, documented in seven selected dental clinics of the Armed Forces, Iran. The dental files were reviewed to detect flaws in the process of documentation, treatment protocols, and results. The patient and practitioner demographics were also extracted for further statistical analyses.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Results</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> Among the studied documents, 14% of the dental records were incomplete and 17% of dental treatments</span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">showed at least one deviation from the standard treatment protocols. Also, there was a significant relationship between the occurrence of these errors and some demographic variables such as the dentist&rsquo;s age, academic degree, and work experience. The prevalence of dental errors was 14%, 20%, and 30% in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-grade dental clinics, respectively.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Conclusion</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">: </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt">Deficiencies in completing medical records and errors in the treatment process are common in Armed Forces clinics, Iran. Many of these errors can be identified through periodic evaluations and review of medical records to reduce the likelihood of recurrence.</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></b></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Dentistry, Medical Errors, Medical Records 42 48 http://ijrabms.umsu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-207-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Elahe Tahmasebi elahe.tahmasebi.delfan@gmail.com 10031947532846002594 10031947532846002594 Yes Research Center for Prevention of Oral and Dental Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mohsen Yazdanian drmyazdanian@yahoo.com 10031947532846002595 10031947532846002595 No Research Center for Prevention of Oral and Dental Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mahmood Salesi smahmood1360@yahoo.com 10031947532846002596 10031947532846002596 No Chemical Injuries Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Samira Hajisadeghi Dr.s.hajisadeghi@gmail.com 10031947532846002597 10031947532846002597 No Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Ehsan Moghadam Tafazoli.ehsan@yahoo.com 10031947532846002598 10031947532846002598 No Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical sciences, Qazvin, Iran