Time to integrate oral health screening into medicine? A survey of primary care providers of older adults and an evidence-based rationale for integration
| Autor: | Kathryn Teng, David C. Kaelber, Gregory P. Heintschel, Suchitra Nelson, Lance T. Vernon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Evidence-based practice Psychological intervention Oral Health Primary care Oral health Systemic health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans In patient 030212 general & internal medicine General Dentistry Descriptive statistics Primary Health Care business.industry 030206 dentistry Family medicine Medicine Female Geriatrics and Gerontology business Oral medicine |
| Zdroj: | Gerodontology. 39(3) |
| ISSN: | 1741-2358 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE Primary care providers were assessed regarding their training and interest to screen oral conditions in patients ≥55 years old. BACKGROUND Oral health (OH) is an essential component of overall health and can affect systemic health. Medical/dental integration in older adults is underdeveloped. METHODS A brief survey assessed primary care providers' self-reported skills, practices and barriers towards integrating OH screening into adult primary care. Data were collected using Survey Monkey® . Respondents were physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) working at a large mid-western safety-net hospital. Descriptive statistics, T-tests and Chi-squared tests were reported. RESULTS Eighty-two of 202 participants (41%) completed the survey. Most respondents were female (75%). A majority were physicians (68%); the remainder APPs. All providers (100%) reported OH was important or extremely important to overall health. More physicians (93%) reported not being well-trained to address adult OH issues and perceived less medical-oral health integration in their practice (16%) compared to APPs (P |
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