Nagarakanti Sreenivas, Epari Venkatarao, Athuluru Deepthi
Department of Periodontics, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2013 Jan;17(1):137-9. doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.107491.
The study aimed to assess the knowledge of medical doctors on the association between periodontal disease and general health and their willingness to advise their patients to seek dental treatment. In a cross-sectional survey, randomly selected medical doctors (n = 267) practicing in Nellore District were interviewed through a questionnaire survey about their knowledge of periodontal diseases and the bidirectional relationship between general health and periodontal diseases. Data were analyzed through percentages. All the medical doctors (100%) were aware that there existed a relation between oral health and general health. But only 10% of respondents refer their patients to dentists without patients asking for referral. Very few respondents (21.3%) knew about different branches of dentistry. Screening and referral by healthcare professionals may benefit their patients by improving access to dental care. Therefore, there is a need to educate doctors about oral health and general health.
该研究旨在评估医生对牙周疾病与全身健康之间关联的了解，以及他们建议患者寻求牙科治疗的意愿。在一项横断面调查中，通过问卷调查对在内洛尔区随机抽取的267名执业医生进行了访谈，了解他们对牙周疾病以及全身健康与牙周疾病之间双向关系的认识。数据通过百分比进行分析。所有医生（100%）都意识到口腔健康与全身健康之间存在关联。但只有10%的受访者在患者未要求转诊的情况下将其转诊至牙医处。极少数受访者（21.3%）了解牙科的不同分支。医疗保健专业人员的筛查和转诊可能通过改善获得牙科护理的机会而使患者受益。因此，有必要对医生进行口腔健康和全身健康方面的教育。
