Patient knowledge concerning their referral to a restorative dental unit in a community clinic: a pilot study.
One hundred patients referred to a Community Dental Service completed a questionnaire, the purpose of which was to find out why they perceived they had been referred and to whom they thought they had been referred. The results showed that most patients (64) perceived they would see a Specialist rather than a Consultant and most (63) thought they had been referred because their dentist could not treat their problem. There was no significant relationship between age and to whom the patient thought they had been referred, and further analysis to estimate the effect of age, gender and length of time with the current dentist or the reasons for referral failed to show any significant relationships.
Pollock
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GR
London Dental Institute, Turner Street, London E1 2AD.
Morgan
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D003149:Community Dentistry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D013218:State Dentistry / Q000458:organization & administration; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom