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http://dx.doi.org/10.5933/JKAPD.2019.46.4.362

Referral Trends of Children in Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital for Last 3 years  

Bae, Cheolhyeon (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital)
Lee, Daewoo (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital)
Kim, Jaegon (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital)
Yang, Yeonmi (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital)
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Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry / v.46, no.4, 2019 , pp. 362-368 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze outpatient referral patterns of children in Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital. All patients under 16 years old who were consulted from the external facilities were reviewed based on the electronic medical record of Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital from 2015 to 2018. Total 720 boys and 460 girls with an average age of 7.4 years were referred from local dental clinic (85.2%) for treatment severity (90.2%). 3.2% of patients has disability with the highest number of intellectual disabilities. The patients were usually referred at the pre-treatment stage with higher rates if they had disability or medical problem. Referral rate by chief complaints was highest in surgery, followed by reparative treatment and orthodontic treatment. 2nd referrals in pediatric dentistry had a higher rate of referrals to minor surgery and pulp treatment than of first referrals. The time point of 2nd referral was relatively delayed with increased ratio of 'during treatment'. These results suggest necessities of appropriate case selection and referral based reasonable criteria for pediatric dentist.
Keywords
Referral trend; Pedodontic referral patterns; Pediatric dentistry; Referral guideline;
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