Mosley Megan, Offenbacher Steven, Phillips Ceib, Granger Christopher, Wilder Rebecca S
J Dent Hyg. 2015 Jun;89 Suppl 2:38-48.
There has been an increase in awareness of the link between oral health and systemic health in recent years. While questions exist about the relationship of oral disease to cardiovascular conditions, no published study to date has addressed cardiologists' knowledge and opinions about this area of science. This study examined North Carolina cardiologists' knowledge, opinions and practice behaviors regarding periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease.
A survey was developed, revised, pilot tested and mailed to 625 licensed, practicing cardiologists' in North Carolina. A total of 3 mailings were conducted. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
The response rate was 19% (n=119). Respondents were mostly males (86%) and working in private group practice (48%) or academia (32%). Sixty three percent correctly identified the first sign of periodontal disease; however, only 18% choose the correct etiology of periodontal disease. Sixty percent of respondents stated that medical students and dental students should be trained to work collaboratively. Half of cardiologists' surveyed were unsure that treatment of periodontal disease can decrease a patient's risk for cardiovascular disease. The majority were interested in learning more about the relationship between cardiovascular disease and periodontitis.
The majority of cardiologists surveyed were unclear about the etiology of periodontal disease and would like to have more information about the potential oral-systemic link regarding cardiovascular disease. It is important for educators and administrators in higher education to examine the need for interprofessional education and collaboration between medicine and dentistry. This study may provide valuable information about ways to implement more effective interprofessional education and collaboration between dental and dental hygiene professionals and cardiologists to improve oral health.
近年来，人们对口腔健康与全身健康之间联系的认识有所提高。虽然口腔疾病与心血管疾病之间的关系存在一些问题，但迄今为止，尚无已发表的研究探讨心脏病专家对这一科学领域的知识和看法。本研究调查了北卡罗来纳州心脏病专家对牙周病和心血管疾病的知识、看法及实践行为。
设计了一项调查问卷，经过修订、预测试后，邮寄给北卡罗来纳州625名持牌执业心脏病专家。共进行了三次邮寄。使用描述性统计方法分析数据。
回复率为19%（n = 119）。受访者大多为男性（86%），就职于私人团体诊所（48%）或学术界（32%）。63%的人正确识别出牙周病的首个症状；然而，只有18%的人选择了正确的牙周病病因。60%的受访者表示，医学生和牙科学生应接受协作培训。接受调查的心脏病专家中有一半不确定牙周病治疗能否降低患者患心血管疾病的风险。大多数人有兴趣了解更多心血管疾病与牙周炎之间的关系。
大多数接受调查的心脏病专家不清楚牙周病的病因，希望获得更多关于心血管疾病潜在口腔 - 全身联系的信息。高等教育的教育工作者和管理人员审视医学与牙科之间跨专业教育与合作的必要性非常重要。本研究可能为实施更有效的跨专业教育以及牙科和口腔卫生专业人员与心脏病专家之间的合作以改善口腔健康提供有价值的信息。
