2019, issue 15

Only human: how human factors affect risk management in patient safety

Professor Simon Wright
ByProfessor Simon Wright
Published09 December 2019
Professor Simon Wright believes we can only improve patient safety in dental practice if we first understand the role of human factors.
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It's important to understand that human factors interventions don't work as a bolt-on. We need to be instilling human factors principles into everyday practice.

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Professor Simon Wright

BDS MSc PGCTLCP FHEA FDTFEd (RCSEd) Prof Wright is the principal partner of the Glencairn Dental group of practices, is a founding director of the ICE Hospital and Postgraduate Training Centre. He is the clinical lead for the Masters of Dental Implantology at Salford, and the chairman of the National Advisory Board for Human Factors in Dentistry. Prof Wright has won awards for his research papers, and has a personal chair at the University of Salford, awarded for his practice and teaching in dental implantology. He lectures nationally and internationally on dental implantology and human factors.

Only human: how human factors affect risk management in patient safety