THE ROLE OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL LABORATORIES IN COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE
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Medical ,Dental, laboratories , comprehensive, health care
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Due to their ability to provide essential therapeutic, preventative, and diagnostic services, medical and dental laboratories are essential parts of overall health care. The purpose of this research is to better understand how medical and dental laboratories support healthcare professionals, enhance evidence-based decision-making, and improve patient outcomes. Examining the various roles, technology, and contributions of these labs, this study highlights how important they are to the provision of high-quality healthcare. Clinical laboratories play a crucial role in the healthcare system. About 60–70% of clinical decisions are supported by objective medical evidence from clinical laboratory. Notwithstanding their indisputable impact on patient care and public health, there is scant documentation to support this assertion, and the general public still has limited knowledge about laboratories. To promote targeted studies evaluating laboratory medicine's effects on clinical results. Establishing and capturing this data is crucial to elevating the field's prominence in the eyes of the general public and other medical specialists, not to mention improving patient outcomes and the efficiency of the healthcare system.
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