| Autor: |
Stephen N. Abel, Richard H. Singer, Margaret Pereyra, Harold A. Pollack, Pedro C. Castellon, Gabriel Cardenas, Carrigan Parish, Lisa R. Metsch |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
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| Zdroj: |
Addiction. 110:1516-1523 |
| ISSN: |
0965-2140 |
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Aims The dental setting is a potentially valuable venue for screening for substance misuse. Therefore, we assessed dentists’ inquiry of substance misuse through their patient medical history forms and their agreement with the compatibility of screening as part of the dentists’ professional role. Design A nationally representative survey of general dentists using a sampling frame obtained from the American Dental Association Survey Center (November 2010–November 2011). Setting United States of America. Participants A total of 1802 general dentists. Measurements A 38-item survey instrument assessing the relationship between dentists’ practice, knowledge, behaviors and attitudes with their query about substance misuse and their belief that such screening is part of their professional role. Findings Dentists who accepted substance misuse screening as part of their professional role were more likely to query about misuse with their patients (85.8%) compared with those who did not accept such screening as part of their role (68.2%) (P |
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OpenAIRE |
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