Malmqvist Sebastian, Strandberg Patrik, Victorin Ida, Boberg Emelie, Johannsen Annsofi
Division of Oral Diseases, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Danakliniken Specialisttandvård, Praktikertjänst AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2024 May 9. doi: 10.1111/idh.12816.
To what extent do dental hygienists (DH) employed by the Public Dental Health Service (PDHS) in Sweden use the new classification system, their knowledge of it and their attitudes towards it.
A web-based questionnaire was distributed to DHs in the PDHS in different regions of Sweden. A total of 197 registered DHs responded. The questions covered their knowledge, attitudes and possible barriers to implementation of the new classification system of periodontal and peri-implant diseases, and a question about their perceived need for a complementary digital tool to facilitate its implementation.
Seventy per cent of the DHs stated that they used the new classification system. Twenty-nine per cent of the participants were confident in classifying periodontitis under the new system. Furthermore, 36% of the participants considered their knowledge of the new system to be good and 33% to be poor or non-existent. Several DHs stated that the new system was too time-consuming, that it caused stress, that their knowledge was inadequate and that they, therefore, considered it too difficult to use. Eighty per cent of the participants were positive to a digital tool as a complement and support to classify periodontitis and peri-implantitis.
The present study showed that most of the DHs used the new classification system and one-third considered their knowledge to be good, although it was difficult and time-consuming. Furthermore, in general, the DHs were positive to a digital tool to facilitate application of the new classification system.
瑞典公共牙科卫生服务机构（PDHS）雇佣的牙科保健员（DH）在何种程度上使用新的分类系统，他们对该系统的了解程度以及对它的态度。
向瑞典不同地区PDHS的DH发放基于网络的调查问卷。共有197名注册DH做出回应。问题涵盖他们对牙周和种植体周围疾病新分类系统实施的知识、态度和可能存在的障碍，以及一个关于他们认为是否需要辅助数字工具以促进其实施的问题。
70%的DH表示他们使用新的分类系统。29%的参与者对在新系统下对牙周炎进行分类有信心。此外，36%的参与者认为他们对新系统的了解良好，33%认为了解不足或不存在了解。几位DH表示新系统太耗时，会造成压力，他们的知识不足，因此认为使用起来太难。80%的参与者对数字工具作为辅助和支持来分类牙周炎和种植体周围炎持积极态度。
本研究表明，大多数DH使用新的分类系统，三分之一的人认为他们的知识良好，尽管该系统既困难又耗时。此外，总体而言，DH对促进新分类系统应用的数字工具持积极态度。
