Journal article
Comparisons between referred and non-referred patients to a university paediatric dental clinic
International journal of paediatric dentistry, Vol.35(1), pp.90-96
01/2025
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.13203
PMCID: PMC11626498
PMID: 38736091
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Abstract
Referrals of paediatric patients to a university clinic have been increasing over the last several years.
To evaluate characteristics of referred and non-referred patients at the University of Iowa's Pediatric Dental Clinic (UIPDC).
A retrospective chart review included dental records of 340 referred and 383 non-referred patients from July 1, 2015, to May 31, 2016 (n = 723). Age, distance to the clinic, size of the patient's community, insurance, number of teeth with decay, treatment needs, educational level of the provider, and presence of patient special health care needs were obtained. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and multivariable logistic regression were performed to analyze the outcomes (alpha = .05).
Referred patients were more likely to live >60 miles away, live in a community of >75 000 people, have special health care needs, have caries/greater number of teeth with decay, need endodontic treatment, and were less likely to remain patients at the clinic (p < .0001). Referred patients were also more likely to need extractions (p = .0104), but less likely to need space maintenance/comprehensive orthodontic treatment (p = .0002).
There was a difference in the complexity of patient treatment needs between referred and non-referred patients.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Comparisons between referred and non-referred patients to a university paediatric dental clinic
- Creators
- Kecia S Leary - University of IowaNoah C Hollinger - University of IowaFang Qian - University of IowaMichael J Kanellis - University of IowaKarin Weber-Gasparoni - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of paediatric dentistry, Vol.35(1), pp.90-96
- DOI
- 10.1111/ipd.13203
- PMID
- 38736091
- PMCID
- PMC11626498
- NLM abbreviation
- Int J Paediatr Dent
- eISSN
- 1365-263X
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Grant note
- Support for this project is from the University of Iowa Dental Student Research Grant and the Department of Pediatric Dentistry
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 05/12/2024
- Date published
- 01/2025
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Dental Clinic Administration; Pediatric Dentistry; Dental Research
- Record Identifier
- 9984626999902771
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