Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Int Dent J. 2022 Aug;72(4):463-469. doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2021.08.052. Epub 2021 Sep 30.
This paper assesses the nature of the general dentist-specialist relationship, as perceived by general dentists in Canada.
A cross-sectional web-based survey was administered to general dentists across Canada who are part of the Canadian Dental Association register and who have consented to receiving email surveys (N ≈ 11,300). Information including sociodemographic and practitioner- and practice-related factors was collected using a 47-item questionnaire. The general dentist-specialist relationship was conceptualised on the basis of 4 factors: communication, confidence, competition, and referrals. Descriptive analysis was conducted.
The response rate for the survey was 11.7% (n = 1328). Most general dentists specified that specialists sent timely information/reports (93%), were partners in delivering care (64%), presented little competitive pressure (87%), and were strongly collegial (85%).
In general, the study demonstrated that Canadian general dentists held a positive perception of their relationship with the specialists.
本文评估了加拿大全科牙医对其与专科牙医关系的看法。
对加拿大牙科协会注册的并同意接收电子邮件调查的加拿大全科牙医进行了横断面网络调查(N≈11300)。使用包含 47 个项目的问卷收集了包括社会人口统计学以及从业者和实践相关因素在内的信息。根据 4 个因素(沟通、信心、竞争和转诊)来概念化全科牙医与专科牙医的关系。进行了描述性分析。
该调查的回复率为 11.7%(n=1328)。大多数全科牙医表示,专科医生会及时发送信息/报告(93%)、是提供护理的合作伙伴(64%)、几乎没有竞争压力(87%),且非常有合作精神(85%)。
总的来说,该研究表明,加拿大的全科牙医对他们与专科医生的关系持积极看法。