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Development and Evaluation of a Shared Decision-Making Patient Decision Aid for Dental Clinic Care: A Mixed-Methods Study.
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Background and Aims: Shared decision-making (SDM) is increasingly recognized as a core element of patient-centered dental care, promoting collaboration between clinicians and patients to ensure that treatment decisions reflect both clinical evidence and individual preferences. However, few patient decision aids (PDAs) tailored to dental contexts have been systematically developed or evaluated. This study aimed to develop a dental-specific PDA and explore patients' perceptions of SDM following PDA-assisted consultations. Methods: A mixed-methods design was employed in Taiwan, combining a quantitative survey ( Results: Patients reported high overall SDM-Q-9 scores ( Conclusion: Patients reported high levels of perceived SDM following PDA-assisted consultations, and qualitative findings suggested that the PDA was viewed positively as a tool to support communication and treatment discussions. The study contributes theoretically by extending transformative learning theory into dental decision-making, practically by providing tailored strategies for PDA deployment, and at the policy level by highlighting dentistry as a favorable setting for SDM implementation due to its multi-visit treatment structure.
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