ArticleJournal of the American Dental Association (1939)2013
Substance-use screening and interventions in dental practices: survey of practice-based research network dentists regarding current practices, policies and barriers.
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- Oral cancer screening knowledge and practices among dental professionals at the University of Toronto.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Underreported drug use among dental patients: A call for dental care professionals to improve drug use screening.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2023Article
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- Dental practitioners' use of health risk assessments for a variety of health conditions: Results from the South Atlantic region of The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2021Article
- Assessment of knowledge and attitude regarding management of patients with substance usage in dental clinics in Modinagar- A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
- Opioid prescribing and risk mitigation implementation in the management of acute pain: Results from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2018Article
- Intimate partner violence screening in the dental setting: Results of a nationally representative survey.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2018Article
- Stage-Based Mobile Intervention for Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care: Development and Test of Acceptability.JMIR medical informatics · 2018Article
- Dental opioid prescribing practices and risk mitigation strategy implementation: Identification of potential targets for provider-level intervention.Substance abuse · 2016Article
- Screening for substance misuse in the dental care setting: findings from a nationally representative survey of dentists.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2015Article
- Dentists' self-perceived role in offering tobacco cessation services: results from a nationally representative survey, United States, 2010-2011.Preventing chronic disease · 2014Article
- A comparison of cessation counseling received by current smokers at US dentist and physician offices during 2010-2011.American journal of public health · 2014Article
- An oral cavity profile in illicit- Drug abusers?Journal of Indian Society of PeriodontologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDental visits represent an opportunity to identify and assist patients with unhealthy substance use, but little is known about how dentists are addressing patients' use of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs. The authors surveyed dentists to learn about the role their practices might play in providing substance-use screening and interventions.
methodsThe authors distributed a 41-item Web-based survey to all 210 dentists active in the Practitioners Engaged in Applied Research and Learning Network, a practice-based research network. The questionnaire assessed dental practices' policies and current practices, attitudes and perceived barriers to providing services for tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use.
resultsOne hundred forty-three dentists completed the survey (68 percent response rate). Although screening was common, fewer dentists reported that they were providing follow-up counseling or referrals for substance use. Insufficient knowledge or training was the most frequently cited barrier to intervention. Many dentists reported they would offer assistance for use of tobacco (67 percent) or alcohol or illicit drugs (52 percent) if reimbursed; respondents who treated publicly insured patients were more likely to reply that they would offer this assistance.
conclusionsDentists recognize the importance of screening for substance use, but they lack the clinical training and practice-based systems focused on substance use that could facilitate intervention. Practical Implications. The results of this study indicate that dentists may be willing to address substance use among patients, including use of alcohol and illicit drugs in addition to tobacco, if barriers are reduced through changes in reimbursement, education and systems-level support.
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