ArticleBMC oral health2014
Care coordination among pediatricians and dentists: a cross-sectional study of opinions of North Carolina dentists.
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- Knowledge, perceptions, and behavior regarding children's oral health among Syrian pediatricians: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- An interdisciplinary intervention program to prevent early childhood caries in the Dominican Republic.Frontiers in oral health · 2023Review
- Oral Health Knowledge Gaps and Their Impact on the Role of Pediatricians: A Multicentric Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCare coordination between physicians and dentists remains a challenge. This study of dentists providing pediatric dental care examined their opinions about physicians' role in oral health and identified factors associated with these opinions.
methodsNorth Carolina general and pediatric dentists were surveyed on their opinions of how physicians should proceed after caries risk assessment and evaluation of an 18-month-old, low risk child. We estimated two multinomial logistic regression models to examine dentists' responses to the scenario under the circumstances of an adequate and a limited dental workforce.
resultsAmong 376 dentists, 52% of dentists indicated physicians should immediately refer this child to a dental home with an adequate dental workforce. With a limited workforce, 34% recommended immediate referral. Regression analysis indicated that with an adequate workforce guideline awareness was associated with a significantly lower relative risk of dentists' recommending the child remain in the medical home than immediate referral.
conclusionsDentists' opinions and professional guidelines on how physicians should promote early childhood oral health differ and warrant strategies to address such inconsistencies. Without consistent guidelines and their application, there is a missed opportunity to influence provider opinions to improve access to dental care.
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