%0 Journal Article %T Perceptions and satisfaction with dental healthcare: a case study %A Paola Zuccolotto %J Electronic Journal of Applied Statistical Analysis : Decision Support Systems and Services Evaluation %D 2010 %I Universit¨¤ del Salento %X This paper presents the main results of a survey carried out by a network of dental surgeries, with the aim of investigating patients' feelings about dental cures and their overall satisfaction with the supplied service. Information was collected by means of a questionnaire filled in by a sample of 885 patients. The most remarkable outcomes are relative to patient segmentation and patient satisfaction. %K Patient Segmentation %K Patient Satisfaction %K Cluster Analysis %K Nonlinear Principal Component Analysis %U http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/ejasa_dss/article/view/6912