Health system values and social values of dental practitioners

David S. Brennan, Kiran A. Singh and A. John Spencer

Health Policy, 2008, vol. 86, issue 2-3, 318-324

Abstract: Objectives To describe the social and health system values of dentists, examine the associations of essential and instrumental health system values and social values with health system values.Methods A random sample of Australian dentists was surveyed by mailed self-complete questionnaires in 2004 (response rate = 72%, n = 191).Results A minority agreed with egalitarian social values (19%), while the majority endorsed the essential health system values of fair access (84%), quality of care (93%), efficiency (82%), respect for patients (90%) and patient advocacy (81%). A minority agreed with the instrumental health system values of personal responsibility (48%) and social solidarity (45%), but a majority agreed with social advocacy (73%), provider autonomy (95%), consumer sovereignty (91%) and personal security (65%). The strongest associations between essential values and instrumental values (PÂ

Date: 2008
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