Abstract
This study aimed to measure patient satisfaction and dental health service quality with the data provided by a private dental clinic. Response regression optimization was used based on the linear regression method for the variables defined as dependent and independent. Regarding maximizing patient satisfaction and health service quality, patient gender, age, treatment/examination fee, treatment/examination duration, and types were independent variables. Data from 146 patients were categorized by gender and type of treatment/examination. Among the results of the study, age, gender, and type of treatment, which are statistically effective on patient satisfaction, were found to be 0.01, 0.049, and 0.01 p values, respectively, and it was determined that these variables had a direct effect on the dependent variables. It was concluded that the other two independent variables indirectly affect patient satisfaction, treatment/examination fees, and durations. To ensure maximum patient satisfaction and high health service quality for a male patient, it has been revealed that optimum results can be achieved at the 95% (4.114; 5,886) confidence interval, provided that the treatment/examination time is approximately 152 minutes, minimum cost and that he is 78 years old at most. The degree of desirability of these optimum values is about 1.00. While the degree of desirability is 0.92 according to the female patient type, the maximum patient satisfaction or health service quality value was calculated as 4.88. This study's results are essential to other dental health centers in clinical management.