Colgate Palmolive Dental Health Unit, School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Skelton House, Manchester Science Park, M15 6SH, UK.
Br Dent J. 2011 Dec 23;211(12):599-603. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.1053.
This is the third paper in a series of four examining a tool which could be used to determine sedation need among patients.
The aim of this paper was to assess the reasons why people do not attend the dentist regularly, in order to understand the potential need for sedation services among both attending and non-attending patients.
A large telephone survey conducted across 12 primary care trusts (PCTs) found that 17% of participants did not attend the dentist regularly. One of the top reasons given for non-attendance that could be considered a barrier was fear/anxiety. The figure reached in paper 2 ( 2011; 211: E11) stated that approximately 5% of attending patients will, at some time, need sedation services. However, the data from this survey have suggested that anxiety accounts for 16% of people who do not attend the dentist regularly.
It could be assumed that if non-attending patients were included, with high levels of anxiety, the sedation need would rise to 6.9% throughout the entire population.
这是系列论文中的第三篇，旨在研究一种可用于评估患者镇静需求的工具。
本文旨在评估人们不规律看牙的原因，以便了解就诊患者和未就诊患者对镇静服务的潜在需求。
在 12 个初级保健信托基金（PCT）中进行的大型电话调查发现，17%的参与者不规律看牙。导致人们不规律看牙的原因中，有一个被认为是障碍的首要原因是恐惧/焦虑。论文 2（2011；211：E11）中的数据显示，约有 5%的就诊患者在某些时候需要镇静服务。然而，这项调查的数据表明，焦虑导致 16%的人不规律看牙。
如果将焦虑程度较高的未就诊患者包括在内，可以假设整个人群的镇静需求将上升至 6.9%。
