Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 124, Issue 2, 122-124
Copyright © 1993 by American Dental Association
The clinical diagnostic process: a prerequisite to excellence in practice
DJ Krutchkoff
Department of Oral Diagnosis/Pathology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington 06030.
The ability to render good clinical diagnosis represents the mark of the "healing arts" professional. A sequence of diagnostic steps is proposed. Adherence to this scheme should be helpful in reducing diagnostic failures, thus improving patient care.