Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the perceptions and attitudes of dentists, nurses and dental assistants working in a university hospital regarding patient safety. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted on dentists (n=75), and nurses /dental assistants (n=16) in a university hospital between January 1 and March 31, 2024. The Patient Safety Culture Hospital Survey was used as the data collection tool. Results: In the study, 73.6% of the participants reported that they had not reported any errors/incidents in their units in the last 12 months, 25.30% reported only "1-2 incidents/errors" and 1.1% reported "3-5 incidents/errors". In the study, 2.2% of the participants also rated the patient safety rating of the hospital they worked at as "excellent", 28.6% as "very good" and 69.2% as "acceptable". When the participants' patient safety culture hospital survey scores were examined according to sub-dimensions, the sub-domains with the highest scores were "feedback and communication about errors (3.71±0.52)", "teamwork within units (3.67±0.51) and "organizational learning and continuous improvement (3.20±0.44)". The sub-domains with the lowest scores were "hospital interventions and change (2.10±0.35)", frequency of reporting errors (2.39±0.69) and "non-punitive response to errors (2.45±0.29). Participants' scale scores varied according to their occupational group and length of time working in the hospital. Conclusion: The study findings revealed that the hospital's patient safety culture was insufficient and that areas needed improvement. Employees should be trained on patient safety, especially adverse event reporting.
Ekici et al. (Wed,) studied this question.