An organized procedure carried out by a select committee of professionals in evaluating the performance of other professionals in meeting the standards of their specialty. Review by peers is used by editors in the evaluation of articles and other papers submitted for publication. Peer review is used also in the evaluation of grant applications. It is applied also in evaluating the quality of health care provided to patients.
Review, Peer,Peer Reviews,Reviews, Peer
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Quality of Health Care
The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.
Pharmacy Audit,Quality of Care,Quality of Healthcare,Audit, Pharmacy,Care Quality,Health Care Quality,Healthcare Quality,Pharmacy Audits
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Dentistry
The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.
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Education, Dental, Continuing
Educational programs designed to inform dentists of recent advances in their fields.