PMID- 27452395
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180726
LR  - 20181203
IS  - 1943-3670 (Electronic)
IS  - 0022-3492 (Linking)
VI  - 88
IP  - 1
DP  - 2017 Jan
TI  - Non-Clinical Factors Associated With Referrals to Periodontal Specialists: A 
      Systematic Review.
PG  - 89-99
AB  - BACKGROUND: Comprehensive understanding of the referral process and factors 
      associated with it will assist general dentist (GD)-periodontist relationships 
      and benefit patient care and services. Non-clinical factors (NCFs) influence 
      clinical decision making but are rarely considered. The objective of this review 
      is to identify NCFs found to be associated with referrals to periodontal 
      specialists. METHODS: A systematic review of English-language literature was 
      conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and 
      Meta-Analyses guidelines. An electronic search was carried out using the 
      Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Dentistry and Oral 
      Sciences Sources, and PubMed. Search terms used included: 1) refer; 2) referral; 
      3) periodontal; and 4) periodontist. Potentially relevant publications were 
      analyzed in detail using predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Selected 
      papers were assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool, and data extracted 
      were thematically synthesized. RESULTS: Ten studies that examined NCFs fulfilled 
      inclusion criteria. Four NCF themes identified were practice-, GD-, patient-, and 
      periodontist-related factors. CONCLUSIONS: Limited literature is available on 
      NCFs associated with referrals to periodontal specialists. Within the limits of 
      this systematic review, NCFs affecting the referral process are practice-, GD-, 
      patient-, and periodontist-related factors. These vary among different GD 
      populations studied. Factors that could be targeted to improve referral processes 
      include geographic location, undergraduate training, and continuing professional 
      development.
FAU - Kraatz, Jennifer
AU  - Kraatz J
AD  - School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 
      Australia.
FAU - Hoang, Ha
AU  - Hoang H
AD  - Centre for Rural Health, The University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, 
      Australia.
FAU - Ivanovski, Saso
AU  - Ivanovski S
AD  - School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 
      Australia.
FAU - Crocombe, Leonard A
AU  - Crocombe LA
AD  - Centre for Rural Health, The University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, 
      Australia.
AD  - Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, School of Dentistry, The 
      University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PT  - Systematic Review
DEP - 20160723
PL  - United States
TA  - J Periodontol
JT  - Journal of periodontology
JID - 8000345
SB  - IM
MH  - Clinical Competence
MH  - Decision Making
MH  - *General Practice, Dental
MH  - Humans
MH  - Periodontal Diseases/*therapy
MH  - *Referral and Consultation
MH  - *Specialization
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Dentists
OT  - periodontal diseases
OT  - referral and consultation
EDAT- 2016/07/28 06:00
MHDA- 2018/07/27 06:00
CRDT- 2016/07/26 06:00
PHST- 2016/07/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/07/27 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2016/07/26 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1902/jop.2016.160318 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Periodontol. 2017 Jan;88(1):89-99. doi: 10.1902/jop.2016.160318. Epub 2016 Jul 
      23.