Encounters and management of oral conditions at general medical practices in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor oral health has been widely recognised as an ongoing public health issue. Patients with oral conditions may visit either a general practitioner (GP) or a dental practitioner for management. The aims of this study are to report (i) the GP management rate of oral health conditions by patient and GP demographics, (ii) what specific oral conditions were managed, and (iii) how GPs managed oral conditions.

Methods

Data from the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health study (2006 to 2016 inclusive) were analysed. Descriptive statistics with 95% confidence intervals around point estimates were used to summarise data. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine the independent effect of patient and GP characteristics.

Results

A total of 972,

SUBMITTER: Cheng AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9361532 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature