Entwistle B A, Meskin L H
J Dent Educ. 1985 Sep;49(9):640-4.
Questionnaires were distributed to adult patients in a representative national sample of nine dental schools to solicit information on patient demographics, use of services, and perception of the care received. Responses from 2,346 patients were analyzed and compared to findings from various local studies. Results indicate: age range of patients and type of dental needs available to students is extremely variable among schools, the major referral system is through friends and relatives, most patients pay for all of their care and seek care at dental schools because of reasonable costs, transportation and parking pose significant problems for some patients, the majority of respondents had been patients for two years or less, and many patients want all of their clinical and interpersonal dental needs met in the school setting. Dental schools seriously need to consider such factors in light of current and projected teaching patient shortages.
问卷被分发给九所牙科学校具有全国代表性样本中的成年患者，以收集有关患者人口统计学、服务使用情况以及对所接受护理的看法等信息。对2346名患者的回复进行了分析，并与各项本地研究的结果进行了比较。结果表明：各学校之间患者的年龄范围以及学生可接触到的牙科需求类型差异极大；主要转诊系统是通过朋友和亲戚；大多数患者自行支付所有护理费用，且因费用合理而到牙科学校就诊；交通和停车给一些患者带来了重大问题；大多数受访者成为患者的时间为两年或更短；许多患者希望在学校环境中满足他们所有的临床和人际牙科需求。鉴于当前和预计的教学患者短缺情况，牙科学校亟需考虑这些因素。
