Sánchez O M, Childers N K, Fox L, Bradley E
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
Pediatr Dent. 1997 Sep-Oct;19(6):377-83.
Physicians who provide primary care for children are considered to be in a unique position to provide dental preventive care to their patients. No literature relates the amount of preventive oral health education that physicians receive during training. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of pediatricians and family physicians toward preventive dental care in children. A questionnaire was mailed to 398 pediatricians and 632 family physicians licensed to practice in the state of Alabama. The response rate after one mailing and a reminder was 46%. Physician's knowledge about many aspects of preventive dental care was good, but areas of great concern were identified. Overall, most respondents received 2 hr or less of preventive dental education during medical and specialty training. Pediatricians were better informed than family physicians in the areas of general dental knowledge and prevention counseling related to oral health (P < 0.05).
为儿童提供初级保健的医生被认为处于为其患者提供口腔预防保健的独特位置。没有文献提及医生在培训期间接受的预防性口腔健康教育的数量。本研究的目的是评估儿科医生和家庭医生对儿童预防性牙科护理的知识、态度和信念。向在阿拉巴马州获得执业许可的398名儿科医生和632名家庭医生邮寄了一份问卷。一次邮寄并提醒后的回复率为46%。医生对预防性牙科护理许多方面的知识掌握得不错，但也发现了一些令人高度关注的领域。总体而言，大多数受访者在医学和专业培训期间接受的预防性牙科教育为2小时或更少。在一般牙科知识和与口腔健康相关的预防咨询方面，儿科医生比家庭医生了解得更多（P<0.05）。
