Slonkosky Philip W, Nash David A, Mathu-Muju Kavita R, Haney Charlotte A, Bush Heather M
College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Pediatr Dent. 2009 Nov-Dec;31(7):472-80.
This study's purposes were to: (1) develop a practice profile of board certified pediatric dentists based upon the characteristics of the dental home; and (2) suggest a construct for an index that could assist in the determination of the existence of a dental home.
A survey was conducted of American Board of Pediatric Dentistry diplomates. Questions were asked that profiled practices based on the 7 characteristics of a dental home: (1) accessibility; (2) family centered; (3) continuous; (4) comprehensive; (5) coordinated; (6) compassionate; (7) culturally competent.
Seventy-five percent of respondents were knowledgeable about the dental home and reported that they regularly apply the concept in practice; 95 percent believed that it is important for a practice to function as a dental home. A dental home assessment tool was thought to be potentially useful by 72 percent of respondents. While 73 percent said a dental home cannot exist independently of a specific dental office, academic/public health respondents were more likely to respond that it could.
Participants' variability in responses suggests that functional criteria associated with the 7 characteristics of a dental home would be helpful in determining the success of providing a dental home. A potential construct for a dental home index was suggested.
本研究的目的是：（1）根据牙科之家的特征制定一份获得委员会认证的儿科牙医的执业概况；（2）提出一个指标架构，以协助确定牙科之家的存在情况。
对美国儿科牙科委员会的 Diplomate 进行了一项调查。所提问题基于牙科之家的 7 个特征对执业情况进行了描述：（1）可及性；（2）以家庭为中心；（3）连续性；（4）全面性；（5）协调性；（6）同情心；（7）文化胜任力。
75%的受访者了解牙科之家，并报告称他们在执业中经常应用这一概念；95%的受访者认为执业机构作为牙科之家发挥作用很重要。72%的受访者认为牙科之家评估工具可能有用。虽然 73%的受访者表示牙科之家不能独立于特定的牙科诊所而存在，但学术/公共卫生领域的受访者更倾向于回答它可以独立存在。
参与者回答的差异表明，与牙科之家的 7 个特征相关的功能标准将有助于确定提供牙科之家服务的成功与否。提出了一个牙科之家指数的潜在架构。
