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Clinical Governance: A simple guide

BDJ Student volume 28, page 11 (2021)Cite this article

By Bhavisha Mistry, University of Sheffield

Audit, event analysis, peer review. As a dental student, these words can sound confusing and may not feel relevant to you at first. In reality, clinical governance is a crucial part of our day-to-day practice on clinic. Most of us follow it without realising. This guide will simplify clinical governance: explaining what it is, why it is important and provide a breakdown of its major components.

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