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Referring children to a Special Dental Care Centre in the Netherlands: parents' experiences and expectations.
Full Abstract
AIM:
The aim of the present study was to assess the relation between treatment at the family dentist versus referral and different aspects of treatment at a Special Dental Care Centre (SDCC), including the choice to return to their family dentist or not. The same study was performed for a group of patients recently referred to and still treated at a Special Dental Care Centre ( SDCC).
METHODS:
A questionnaire was sent to the parents of 852 children for whom complete dental records were available. Treatment was completed for 111 children (study 1) and 170 children were recently referred and had just started treatment (study 2).
RESULTS/STATISTIC:
In total 281 questionnaires were returned and filled out. Parents of children who returned to their general dental practitioner (GDP) were more satisfied with their GDP treatment than parents of children who did not return to their GDP (study
1:
Z=- 3.65, p<0.001; study
2:
Z=-2.86, p=0.004).
CONCLUSION:
The decision to return to the family dentist or not after treatment at a SDCC centre was based on their satisfaction with their treatment.
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Author information
Author/s: Klaassen, M A (MA); Veerkamp, J S J (JS); Aartman, I H A (IH);
Affiliation: Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Pedodontology, Academic Centre of Dentistry, Amsterdam, The Netherland.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: European journal of paediatric dentistry : official journal of European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (Eur J Paediatr Dent), published in Italy. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jun; vol 4 (issue 2) : pp 68-71
Dates: Created 2003/07/21; Completed 2003/10/27; Revised 2007/02/21;
PMID: 12870974, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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