title: [Prevention and Information for Patients Undergoing Periodontal Treatment: Potentials for Improvement from the Patients' Perspective].
abstract: 2 334 patients from 29 dental practices took part in a written survey on their experiences with dental treatment in general as well as treatment of periodontal disease (response rate 80.8%). 72.6% of all participating patients fully agreed that they could recommend their dentist to their friends. 63.6% of patients undergoing treatment of periodontitis (N=328) rated this treatment as "excellent". However, for important aspects (prevention, patient information, treatment) potentials for improvement became obvious. 43.7% of patients treated for periodontitis were not completely satisfied with information on how this disease develops; 40.7% saw potentials for better information on preventive care (dental-hygiene, nutrition). An even higher percentage of patients actually not treated for periodontitis was interested in more information on prevention (51.4%). The results of the survey show that dentists should offer information and exercise on how to prevent periodontal desease more actively. There is a lack of research on the present state of affairs and potentials for improvement concerning treatment and prevention of periodontitis including the patients' perspective.
authors.affiliation: Institut für angewandte Qualitätsförderung und Forschung im Gesundheitswesen, Göttingen.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klingenberg
authors.affiliation: Continuing Professional Development, Akademie für Zahnärztliche Fortbildung, Karlsruhe.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Walther
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Zahnerhaltungskunde und Parodontologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Dörfer
authors.affiliation: Abt. Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szecsenyi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D011313:Preventive Dentistry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult