Recording of diagnoses in public primary oral health care in a retrospective longitudinal observational study in a Finnish town: Underrepresentation of periodontitis diagnoses

Jouko Kallio; Timo Kauppila; Lasse Suominen; Anna M. Heikkinen

doi:10.1002/cre2.291

Recording of diagnoses in public primary oral health care in a retrospective longitudinal observational study in a Finnish town: Underrepresentation of periodontitis diagnoses

Jouko Kallio
, Timo Kauppila
, Lasse Suominen
, Anna M. Heikkinen

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study investigates which oral diagnoses public primary dental care dentists record.

METHODS: An observational register-based retrospective follow-up study was performed in the public primary oral health care of a Finnish town after the dentists were advised to mark the diagnoses in their practices. The rate of recorded diagnoses resulting from visits to the public primary care dentists was studied. The assessed diagnoses were recorded with the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases. The distribution of diagnoses was recorded during a 2-year follow-up period.

RESULTS: The most frequent diagnosis groups were dental caries (K02, 38.6%), other diseases of dental hard tissues (K03, 14.9%), diseases of pulp and periapical tissues (K04, 11.4%), periodontal diseases (K05, 9.7%), and different types of bone fractures (S02, 8.1%). Periodontitis was underrepresented.

CONCLUSIONS: In public primary oral health care, there may be difficulties in adequate recording of certain chronic diseases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	457-461
Number of pages	5
Journal	Clinical And Experimental Dental Research
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cre2.291
Publication status	Published - Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

Chronic Disease
Delivery of Health Care/standards
Dental Caries/diagnosis
Diagnosis, Oral/methods
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Periodontal Diseases/diagnosis
Primary Health Care/standards
Retrospective Studies

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Recording of diagnoses in public primary oral health care in a retrospective longitudinal observational study in a Finnish town: Underrepresentation of periodontitis diagnoses. / Kallio, Jouko; Kauppila, Timo; Suominen, Lasse et al.
In: Clinical And Experimental Dental Research, Vol. 6, No. 4, 08.2020, p. 457-461.

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Recording of diagnoses in public primary oral health care in a retrospective longitudinal observational study in a Finnish town: Underrepresentation of periodontitis diagnoses

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