Dentists' consulting behavior and associated knowledge levels
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11034169 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Sadowsky (0000-0002-9714-3002), Carol Kunzel |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1000-1001 |
| Publication date | 1987-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.77.8.1000 |
| PMID | 3605463 |
| OpenAlex | W2114785322 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Telephone interviews with stratified random samples of urban and rural dental general practitioners (GPU, n = 120; GPR, n = 97) and oral surgeons (OS, n = 105) in New York State indicated that requests for expertise, additional data, confirmation of patient's medical status, or medico-legal issues were frequent motives for requesting a consult. Those who consulted more frequently had lower mean knowledge scores than those who consulted less frequently, suggesting that the quality of patient care is potentially improved via the consulting process
Family medicine · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 2007 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |