Estimating the need for dental sedation. 3. Analysis of factors contributing to non-attendance for dental treatment in the general population, across 12 English primary care trusts.
Br Dent J
; 211(12): 599-603, 2011 Dec 23.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This is the third paper in a series of four examining a tool which could be used to determine sedation need among patients.AIM:
The aim of this paper was to assess the reasons why people do not attend the dentist regularly, in order to understand the potential need for sedation services among both attending and non-attending patients. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
A large telephone survey conducted across 12 primary care trusts (PCTs) found that 17% of participants did not attend the dentist regularly. One of the top reasons given for non-attendance that could be considered a barrier was fear/anxiety. The figure reached in paper 2 ( 2011; 211 E11) stated that approximately 5% of attending patients will, at some time, need sedation services. However, the data from this survey have suggested that anxiety accounts for 16% of people who do not attend the dentist regularly.CONCLUSION:
It could be assumed that if non-attending patients were included, with high levels of anxiety, the sedation need would rise to 6.9% throughout the entire population.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atenção Primária à Saúde
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Sedação Consciente
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Assistência Odontológica
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Avaliação das Necessidades
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Anestesia Dentária
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br Dent J
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article