Bibona Kevin, Shroff Bhavna, Best Al M, Lindauer Steven J
a Private Practice, Richmond, Va.
b Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Orthodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
Angle Orthod. 2015 Nov;85(6):1042-50. doi: 10.2319/111714-826.1. Epub 2015 Mar 9.
To evaluate similarities and differences in orthodontists' and general dentists' perceptions regarding their interdisciplinary communication.
Orthodontists (N = 137) and general dentists (N = 144) throughout the United States responded to an invitation to participate in a Web-based and mailed survey, respectively.
The results indicated that orthodontists communicated with general dentists using the type of media general dentists preferred to use. As treatment complexity increased, orthodontists shifted from one-way forms of communication (letters) to two-way forms of communication (phone calls; P < .05). Both orthodontists and general dentists reported that orthodontists' communication regarding white spot lesions was inadequate. When treating patients with missing or malformed teeth, orthodontists reported that they sought input from the general dentists at a higher rate than the general dentists reported (P < .005).
Orthodontists' and general dentists' perceptions of how often specific types of media were used for interdisciplinary communication were generally similar. They differed, however, with regard to how adequately orthodontists communicated with general dentists and how often orthodontists sought input from general dentists. The methods and extent of communication between orthodontists and general dentists need to be determined on a patient-by-patient basis.
评估正畸医生和普通牙医在跨学科交流认知上的异同。
美国各地的正畸医生（N = 137）和普通牙医（N = 144）分别响应了参与基于网络和邮寄调查的邀请。
结果表明，正畸医生使用普通牙医偏好的媒体类型与普通牙医进行交流。随着治疗复杂性的增加，正畸医生从单向交流形式（信件）转向双向交流形式（电话；P < .05）。正畸医生和普通牙医均报告称，正畸医生关于白斑病变的交流不足。在治疗牙齿缺失或畸形的患者时，正畸医生报告称他们向普通牙医寻求建议的比例高于普通牙医报告的比例（P < .005）。
正畸医生和普通牙医对于特定类型媒体用于跨学科交流的频率认知总体相似。然而，在正畸医生与普通牙医交流的充分程度以及正畸医生向普通牙医寻求建议的频率方面存在差异。正畸医生和普通牙医之间的交流方法和程度需要根据每个患者的情况来确定。
