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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
      <issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">406</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2025.50606</article-id>
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      <article-categories>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Dentistry</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Implementing Integrated Practice Unit for Dental Implant Treatment at a Tertiary Military Hospital Dental Service: A Value-Based Improvement Effort&#13;
</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Khalifa</surname>
            <given-names>Fahad A</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alhazmi</surname>
            <given-names>Khuloud S</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Mirza</surname>
            <given-names>Kawther A</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alhowaish</surname>
            <given-names>Abdulrahman O</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Fattani</surname>
            <given-names>Wissam S</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Rhbeini</surname>
            <given-names>Yasser</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Thallab</surname>
            <given-names>Khalid N.</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>30</day>
        <month>06</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>6</issue>
      <fpage>221</fpage>
      <lpage>240</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
        <license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Background: The dental department faces challenges such as delays in access to care and prolonged treatment durations, exacerbated by a growing patient population, with an estimated 45,143 adults needing Implant-supported Prosthesis. This demand-supply mismatch leads to patient dissatisfaction and potential negative impacts on their health.&#13;
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Methods: This is an Observational Quality Improvement Study. The study was conducted over a 26-month period, with baseline data collected from January to December 2019 and post-intervention data from January 2021 to December 2022. Data collection tools included IT-generated reports from the hospital OASIS system, patient charts from the R4 dental system, and dental laboratory records.&#13;
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Results: The total number of Implant-supported Prosthesis cases completed in 2022 is 1733. The results indicate a significant improvement in the efficiency and outcomes of the Implant-supported Prosthesis treatment. Average treatment time decreased by 53.61%, and appointment waiting times were reduced by 66.67%. The number of appointments required for treatment dropped by 31.4%, alongside substantial reductions in laboratory turnaround times for prostheses and crowns/bridges. The biological failure rate for implant-supported prostheses fell dramatically by 87.6%, and the technical failure rate reached 0% in 2021 and 2022. Patient experience scores improved from 77.20% to 84.24%, and the annual cost savings are estimated at around 4,790,817 SR.&#13;
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Conclusion: Overall, these changes suggest that minor adjustments in the system can lead to significant benefits without the need for additional costs or expansions.&#13;
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      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <kwd>Value-based practice</kwd>
        <kwd> Patient experience</kwd>
        <kwd> Improved clinical outcome</kwd>
        <kwd> Digital Transformation</kwd>
        <kwd> Process improvement</kwd>
        <kwd> Resource utilization</kwd>
        <kwd> Implant-supported Prosthesis</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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