Compliance of Special Health Care Needs and Healthy Pediatric Patients with Preventive Visits after Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia.

IF 0.4 Q4 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN Pub Date : 2021-05-15

Meera D Rathi, Ramin Kashani, Courtney H Chinn, Sheena S Nandi

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Abstract

Purpose: To identify compliance of special health care needs and healthy pediatric patients with preventive dental appointments after treatment under general anesthesia (GA).
Methods: Records of special health care needs (SHCN) patients treated under GA in 2015 and 2016 were reviewed. The control group consisted of randomly selected healthy patients also treated under GA in the same time period and hospital. Patient demographics were compared, and the number of preventive visits was recorded for 24 months after GA.
Results: The sample consisted of 141 SHCN patients and 142 healthy children. The average number of preventive visits post-GA appointment was 2.74 out of a recommended nine visits over two years for the study population. There was a statistically significant difference in the level of compliance based on age and referral source, but there was no difference based on health status.
Conclusion: Compliance with preventive dental visits after treatment under GA among all pediatric patients, regardless of health status, must be improved. Caregivers must be further educated to implement change and barriers to care must be explored.

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全麻下牙科治疗后特殊保健需求与健康儿童预防性就诊的依从性

目的:确定特殊医疗保健需求和健康儿童在全麻治疗后预防性牙科预约的依从性。方法:回顾2015年和2016年GA治疗的特殊卫生保健需求(SHCN)患者的记录。对照组由随机选择同一时期和同一医院接受GA治疗的健康患者组成。比较患者人口统计数据，并记录GA后24个月的预防性就诊次数。结果:样本包括141例SHCN患者和142例健康儿童。对研究人群来说，在两年内推荐的9次就诊中，ga预约后的平均预防性就诊次数为2.74次。不同年龄和转诊来源的依从性差异有统计学意义，而不同健康状况的依从性差异无统计学意义。结论:所有儿童患者，无论健康状况如何，在GA治疗后进行预防性牙科检查的依从性都必须提高。护理人员必须进一步接受教育，以实施变革，并必须探索护理的障碍。

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JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-

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期刊介绍： Acquired after the merger between the American Society of Dentistry for Children and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in 2002, the Journal of Dentistry for Children (JDC) is an internationally renowned journal whose publishing dates back to 1934. Published three times a year, JDC promotes the practice, education and research specifically related to the specialty of pediatric dentistry. It covers a wide range of topics related to the clinical care of children, from clinical techniques of daily importance to the practitioner, to studies on child behavior and growth and development. JDC also provides information on the physical, psychological and emotional conditions of children as they relate to and affect their dental health.