Salama Fouad Saad, Kebriaei Amy, Durham Timothy
Department of Growth and Development, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Pediatr Dent. 2011 Sep-Oct;33(5):409-14.
The purpose of this survey was to assess the attitudes, behavior, and demographics of general dentists in Nebraska regarding their providing oral health care to patients with special health care needs (PSHCN).
A 14-item questionnaire and accompanying cover letter were sent to 800 licensed general dentists in Nebraska. The survey asked for the dentists' demographic information and questions about their PSCHN. Responses to the questionnaire were tabulated, and percent frequency distributions for responses to each item were computed.
Of the 800 surveys sent, 371 (approximately 46%) were returned. Solo practitioners were more likely to report seeing PSCHN (P<.001). Most respondents see all ages, but approximately 10% see only PSCHN over 18-years-old. The most common reasons given to improve the practitioners' ability to care for PSCHN were improved reimbursement (approximately 35%) and more continuing education (approximately 36%).
These data indicate that most general dentists surveyed in Nebraska see special needs patients of all ages. The most common reasons for not seeing more special needs patients were the level of the patient's disease, the patient's behavior, and insufficient training/experience.
本次调查旨在评估内布拉斯加州普通牙医在为有特殊医疗需求的患者（PSHCN）提供口腔医疗服务方面的态度、行为和人口统计学特征。
向内布拉斯加州800名持牌普通牙医发送了一份包含14个条目的问卷及随附的求职信。该调查询问了牙医的人口统计学信息以及关于他们的PSCHN的问题。对问卷的回复进行了列表整理，并计算了每个条目的回复的百分比频率分布。
在发送的800份调查问卷中，有371份（约46%）被返回。个体执业者更有可能报告诊治过PSCHN（P<0.001）。大多数受访者诊治所有年龄段的患者，但约10%只诊治18岁以上的PSCHN。为提高从业者照顾PSCHN能力给出的最常见原因是提高报销比例（约35%）和更多的继续教育（约36%）。
这些数据表明，在内布拉斯加州接受调查的大多数普通牙医诊治所有年龄段有特殊需求的患者。未诊治更多特殊需求患者的最常见原因是患者的疾病程度、患者的行为以及培训/经验不足。
