Discrepancies Between Dental Parent-Derived Health Histories and Medical Electronic Health Records.

Many dentists utilize health history forms completed by patients' parents/guardians to obtain medical histories. It is unknown if parent-derived health histories are consistent with histories completed by health care providers. The purpose of this study was to compare patient medical electronic health records (EHRs) with parent-/guardian-derived dental health histories in order to identify, quantify, and compare discrepancies of patient medical conditions, medications, and allergies.