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Patients' needs--more than meets the eye

E J Kay1

  • 1Manchester University.

British Dental Journal
|March 20, 1993
PubMed
Summary
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Dental care need is traditionally measured by disease extent. However, patients seek dental visits when symptoms disrupt their lives, impacting how they look, speak, or feel.

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Area of Science:

  • Dentistry
  • Public Health
  • Patient Behavior

Background:

  • Traditional dental care need assessment focuses on existing oral disease and damage.
  • This approach may not fully capture the reasons patients seek dental treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the discrepancy between clinical measures of dental need and patient-reported reasons for seeking care.
  • To understand the patient's perspective on 'need' for dental services.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of general dental practitioners' (GDPs) understanding of patient attendance.
  • Exploration of patient-reported symptoms and life disruptions as triggers for dental visits.

Main Results:

  • Clinical assessment of disease extent is the historical measure of dental need.

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  • Patients frequently attend dental appointments due to symptoms or life disruptions, not solely based on disease presence.
  • Patient perception of well-being (appearance, speech, feeling) influences dental attendance.

    • Conclusions:

    • Rethinking the definition of 'need' in dentistry is crucial.
    • Incorporating patient-centered factors alongside clinical disease assessment can improve understanding of dental care utilization.
    • Patient-reported outcomes and subjective well-being are significant drivers for seeking dental care.