Prevalence of systemic diseases among patients requesting dental consultation in the public and private systems.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and aetiology of systemic disease among patients requesting dental treatment in public and private practice.

Study Design: A retrospective analysis was performed of the medical histories of 2000 patients requesting dental treatment during the year 2009. One thousand patients came from the Fontiñas Primary Care Oral and Dental Health Unit of the Galician Health Service (SERGAS), Spain, and the other thousand from a private clinic; both clinics were situated in Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain.