title: [Oral infections and pregnancy: knowledge of health professionals].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The abundance of recent studies on the relationship between oral diseases and complications of pregnancy leads to questions on knowledge of health professionals. This study aims to establish an inventory of knowledge and practice of health professionals in France on this issue.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire on knowledge of the relationship between oral diseases and complications of pregnancy was referred to gynaecologists and obstetricians, midwives and dentists. This study was conducted at the University Hospital of Nantes and Le Mans General Hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-seven professionals of pregnancy and 259 dentists responded to the survey. Bleeding gums and pregnancy gingivitis are the oral manifestations most cited by all practitioners. There is however a difference concerning the epulis and caries risk. The most cited Pregnancy complications are risk of premature delivery and chorioamniotitis. Only dentists had received initial training on pregnancy complications. Finally, all health professionals point to the lack of continued education on this topic.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a good knowledge of the pregnancy complications associated with oral disease despite the lack of training of pregnancy, but the attitudes of care are not still in adequacy. It appears necessary to strengthen the training of all practitioners in this field. The design and implementation of a specific questionnaire on oral health status could allow better identification of the patients at risk by the professionals of pregnancy, and optimize so the care of pregnant women.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'investigation clinique odontologie, département de parodontologie, CHU de Nantes, 1, place A.-Ricordeau, 44042 Nantes cedex, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Egea
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Le Borgne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Samson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boutigny
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Philippe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soueidan
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003815:Dentists; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D009774:Obstetrics; D010820:Physicians; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Accouchement prématuré; Chirurgiens-dentistes; Complications de grossesse; Dentists; Infections buccodentaires; Maladie parodontale; Oral infection; Periodontitis; Pregnancy complications; Pregnancy professionals; Preterm birth; Professionnels de grossesse