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J Am Dent Assoc, Vol 134, No 12, 1630-1640.
© 2003 American Dental Association |
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A survey of general practitioners
Background. In response to concern that inadequate dental school training may create a barrier to access to care for children, the authors conducted a survey concerning general practitioners’ practice patterns involving child patients.
Methods. The authors requested a list of 4,970 randomly chosen general practitioners from the American Dental Association Survey Center. They then sent those dentists a written survey asking whether and in what numbers they treat children; the ages and caries levels of any children they do treat; their perceptions of their educational experiences in pediatric dentistry, and their perceived needs for continuing education in pediatric dentistry. They analyzed data using
Results. Ninety-one percent of the general dentists surveyed treated children, but those younger than 4 years of age, with high levels of caries, and whose care is funded by Medicaid were represented in very low numbers. The types of patients treated and procedures performed by the respondents were significantly (P
Conclusions. These data indicate that the vast majority of general practitioners treat children in their practices, but there still are groups of children for whom access to dental care is a problem.
Practice Implications. Very young children, children with high levels of caries and Medicaid-covered children have difficulty finding dental care in the general practice community.
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.05) associated with the intensity of the respondents’ educational experiences, except for the number and types of Medicaid patients they treated.
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