A Survey Among General Practitioners and Periodontal Specialists in Norway Documenting a Positive Attitude Towards Guideline-Based Referral Practise.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The objective of this cross-sectional survey was to assess the attitude among general practitioners (GPs) and periodontal specialists (PSs) in Norway towards developing and implementing guideline-based periodontal referral practise.

Material and methods

A multiple-choice questionnaire was distributed online to a sample of professionally active GPs and PSs. The survey included questions on demographics, practise profile, proficiency and insight among oral healthcare providers, periodontal referral patterns, and attitude on establishing guideline-based referral practise. Logistic regression analyses were employed to estimate associations between dependent and selected independent variables. Inverse probability weights (IPW) were applied to adjust for non-response in the lo

SUBMITTER: Aaen EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11949598 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature