Objective: To develop and evaluate the effectiveness of referral guidelines for the referral of orthodontic patients to consultant and specialist practitioner orthodontists.
Design: Single centre randomised controlled trial with random allocation of referral guidelines for orthodontic treatment to general dental practitioners.
Setting: Hospital orthodontic departments and specialist orthodontic practices in Manchester and Stockport.
Subjects: General dental practitioners and the patients they referred for orthodontic treatment.
Main Outcome Measure: Appropriateness of referral, defined as whether the patient was accepted for orthodontic treatment.
Results: The referral guidelines did not reduce the number of inappropriate referrals.
Conclusions: Referral guidelines for orthodontic referrals did not influence the behaviour of the general dental practitioners. More research into the optimum methods of dissemination and implementation of referral guidelines for use in the general dental service is needed.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4800492 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Assessing the "Reach" of a Fire-Based Mobile Integrated Health Buprenorphine Induction Program through an Implementation Science Lens.
Prehosp Emerg Care
January 2025
Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Emergency Medicine.
Objectives: Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduces morbidity and mortality for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). Recent administrative and legislative changes have made MOUD possible in the prehospital setting. We use an implementation science framework to outline the Reach of a fire department EMS-based Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) prehospital MOUD program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth provider perspectives on establishing service linkages for treatment and follow-up from an Australian, web-based STI testing service: a qualitative study.
Sex Health
January 2025
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia.
Background Web-based, testing for sexually transmitted infections (STI) is becoming increasingly available. However, treatment pathways from web-based services are often not well-coordinated, contributing to treatment delays and access gaps. This study investigated clinician perspectives on building service linkages with a new, web-based, STI testing service in Victoria, Australia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNervus Intermedius Neuralgia.
Curr Pain Headache Rep
January 2025
Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Purpose Of Review: This review discusses the diagnosis and treatment of nervus intermedius neuralgia (NIN) and identifies gaps in the literature.
Recent Findings: The nervus intermedius is a branch of the facial nerve. NIN presents as a rare neuralgia of this nerve, causing deep ear pain, which may radiate to the auditory canal, auricle, mastoid, soft palate, temple, and angle of the jaw.
The Value of Medical Nutrition Therapy and Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support in Diabetes Care and Education: A Call to Action to Increase Referrals and Recognize Insurance Coverage Variation.
Curr Diab Rep
January 2025
Sections of Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Chicago Medicine, Outpatient CDCES, Chicago, USA.
Purpose Of Review: Evidence over the past few decades have proven the benefits and cost savings of diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) and medical nutrition therapy (MNT). Yet, the benefits continue to be underutilized. Little evidence is available to definitively assess insurance coverage for both services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDirected Acyclic Graphs in Decision-Analytic Modeling: Bridging Causal Inference and Effective Model Design in Medical Decision Making.
Med Decis Making
January 2025
Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Our commentary proposes the application of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) in the design of decision-analytic models, offering researchers a valuable and structured tool to enhance transparency and accuracy by bridging the gap between causal inference and model design in medical decision making.The practical examples in this article showcase the transformative effect DAGs can have on model structure, parameter selection, and the resulting conclusions on effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.This methodological article invites a broader conversation on decision-modeling choices grounded in causal assumptions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!