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The relationship of primary care providers to dental practitioners in rural and remote Australia

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Title
The relationship of primary care providers to dental practitioners in rural and remote Australia
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BMC Health Services Research, August 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12913-017-2473-z
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Tony Barnett, Ha Hoang, Jackie Stuart, Len Crocombe

Abstract

Rural residents have poorer oral health and more limited access to dental services than their city counterparts. In rural communities, health care professionals often work in an extended capacity due to the needs of the community and health workforce shortages in these areas. Improved links and greater collaboration between resident rural primary care and dental practitioners could help improve oral health service provision such that interventions are both timely, effective and lead to appropriate follow-up and referral. This study examined the impact oral health problems had on primary health care providers; how primary care networks could be more effectively utilised to improve the provision of oral health services to rural communities; and identified strategies that could be implemented to improve oral health. Case studies of 14 rural communities across three Australian states. Between 2013 and 2016, 105 primary and 12 dental care providers were recruited and interviewed. Qualitative data were analysed in Nvivo 10 using thematic analysis. Quantitative data were subject to descriptive analysis using SPSSv20. Rural residents presented to primary care providers with a range of oral health problems from "everyday" to "10 per month". Management by primary care providers commonly included short-term pain relief, antibiotics, and advice that the patient see a dentist. The communication between non-dental primary care providers and visiting or regional dental practitioners was limited. Participants described a range of strategies that could contribute to better oral health and oral health oral services in their communities. Rural oral health could be improved by building oral health capacity of non-dental care providers; investing in oral health promotion and prevention activities; introducing more flexible service delivery practices to meet the dental needs of both public and private patients; and establishing more effective communication and referral pathways between rural primary and visiting/regional dental care providers.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 101 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 19 19%
Student > Bachelor 13 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 8%
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer 7 7%
Unspecified 6 6%
Other 22 22%
Unknown 26 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 35 35%
Nursing and Health Professions 11 11%
Computer Science 6 6%
Unspecified 6 6%
Social Sciences 3 3%
Other 10 10%
Unknown 30 30%
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#15,694,282
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