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Purpose: This study aims to analyze the effect of the quality of care provided by dental internship students on patient satisfaction through service experience as a mediating variable at RSIGMP UMI.
Research Method: This study employed a quantitative cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 308 respondents selected using purposive sampling. The independent variables included medical history, clinical examination, diagnosis and treatment plan, dental care procedures, and post-treatment education and instructions. Service experience was used as the mediating variable, and patient satisfaction as the dependent variable. Data were analyzed using path analysis.
Results and Discussion: Medical history had a direct, positive, and significant effect on patient satisfaction. Clinical examination, diagnosis and treatment planning, dental treatment procedures, and post-treatment education and instructions did not have a significant direct effect on patient satisfaction. Medical history, diagnosis and treatment plan, treatment procedures, and post-treatment education and instructions had a significant effect on service experience, whereas clinical examination did not. Service experience mediated the effects of medical history, diagnosis and treatment plan, treatment procedures, and post-treatment education and instructions on patient satisfaction.
Implications: Service experience plays a crucial role as a mediating mechanism between the quality of service provided by medical students and patient satisfaction. Efforts to improve service quality should emphasize communication, patient involvement, clear information, safe, comfortable procedures, and post-treatment education.
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Artanty, D., Huda, M.K. and Putera, A.P. (2024). Tanggung jawab hukum Rumah Sakit Gigi dan Mulut Pendidikan dalam menjamin standar kompetensi lulusan. Jurnal Ilmu Hukum, Humaniora dan Politik, 4(6), 2124–2133.
Babatola, O.H., Popoola, R.O. and Olatubi, M.I. (2022). Patients' satisfaction with health care services in selected secondary health care facilities in Ondo State, Nigeria. Journal of Family Medicine and Disease Prevention, 8(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.23937/2469-5793/1510145
Bensing, J.M. & Verhaak, P.F. (2020). Communication in Healthcare: Theory, Practice, and Research. London: Academic Press.
Cheuk, J., et al., (2024). Strategies for effective dentist-patient communication: A literature review. Patient Preference and Adherence, 18, 1385–1394. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S465221
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Dahm, M.R., et al., (2023). Communication of diagnostic uncertainty in primary care and its impact on patient experience: An integrative systematic review. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 38, 738–754. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07768-y
Fachrurrozi, A., Prayoga, D.A. & Mulyanti, D. (2023). Strategi peningkatan mutu pelayanan kesehatan di rumah sakit: Systematic literature review. Jurnal Riset Rumpun Ilmu Kedokteran, 2(1), 124–125.
Gambhir, H.S., et al., (2021). Impact of structured and scheduled family meetings on satisfaction in patients admitted to hospitalist service. Journal of Patient Experience, 8, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735211002748
Gualandi, R., et al., (2021). What does the patient have to say? Valuing the patient experience to improve the patient journey. BMC Health Services Research, 21, 347. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06341-3
Hasna, Irwandy & Arifah, N. (2022). Hubungan kualitas komunikasi dengan tingkat kepuasan pasien di Rumah Sakit Universitas Hasanuddin. Hasanuddin Journal of Public Health, 3(2), 155–165. https://doi.org/10.30597/hjph.v3i2.21856
Javadi, S.K.H.S. (2025). From patient experience to dental service return visits: A narrative review of strategies for improving dental care services. Patient Experience Journal, 12, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735251406349
Kim, E., Koo, Y. and Nam, I.-C. (2024). Patients and healthcare providers' perspectives on patient experience factors and a model of patient-centered care communication: A systematic review. Healthcare, 12(1090), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12111090
Matsuoka, K., Ishikawa, H. & Nakayama, T. (2021). Physician-patient communication affects patient satisfaction in treatment decision-making: A structural equation modeling analysis of a web-based survey in patients with ulcerative colitis. Journal of Gastroenterology, 56(9), 843–855. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-021-01811-1
Nurlin, Sabil, F.A. & Mutmainnah. (2022). Hubungan kualitas pelayanan kesehatan dengan kepuasan pasien. Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa & Penelitian Keperawatan, 2(2), 280–287.
Okrainec, K., et al., (2022). Raising the bar for patient experience during care transitions in Canada: A repeated cross-sectional survey evaluating a patient-oriented discharge summary at Ontario hospitals. PLOS ONE, 17(10), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268418
Othman, B.M. & Kadasah, N.A. (2025). Patient satisfaction, willingness to revisit, and implications for dental clinic education: Service quality perception in Jeddah, KSA. BMC Oral Health, 25, 1724. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-06879-2
Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Republik Indonesia Nomor 89 Tahun 2015 tentang Upaya Kesehatan Gigi dan Mulut.
Radiani, S.G., et al., (2021). Faktor yang berhubungan dengan pemanfaatan pelayanan kesehatan gigi dan mulut di Puskesmas Karanganyar, Purbalingga, Jawa Tengah. e-GiGi, 9(2), 273–281. https://doi.org/10.35790/eg.v9i2.34535
Sindi, A.S., Mittal, R., Mattoo, K., Deep, A. & Khateeb, S.U. (2022). Impact of an auditory mediated patient health education program on treatment compliance and satisfaction among patients seeking prosthodontic care during COVID pandemic: A prospective interventional study. Patient Preference and Adherence, 16, 1247–1255. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S366684
Tian, C.Y., et al., (2024). Patient experience and satisfaction with shared decision-making: A cross-sectional study among outpatients. Patient Education and Counseling, 129, 108410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2024.108410
Wibisono, N.I. & Tan, J.D. (2025). Investigating dental care patient satisfaction in DSC Dental Clinic: A case study. Eduvest, 5(6), 7084–7095.
Wolf, J.A., Niederhauser, V. & Marshburn, D. (2021). Reexamining “Defining Patient Experience”: The human experience in healthcare. Patient Experience Journal, 8(1), 16–23. https://doi.org/10.35680/2372-0247.1594
Yanti, R. & Supriatna, A. (2023). Pengaruh kualitas pelayanan terhadap kepuasan pasien pada rumah sakit khusus gigi dan mulut: Systematic literature review. Jurnal Sains dan Kesehatan (JUSIKA), 7(1), 50–51. https://doi.org/10.57214/JUSIKA.V7I1.277