An Audit of the Quality and Content of Periodontal Referrals and the Effect of Implementing Referral Criteria

Kourkouta, Styliani; Darbar, Ulpee

doi:10.1308/135576106777795590

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“…If it is assumed that only referrals that are not missing any relevant findings are considered to be “adequate”, then this number drops to 37% of dental referrals and 22.2% of medical referrals. This is comparable with the range reported previously 3,11,15 …”

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“…Theoretically, a pro‐forma provides a simple way of transferring medical information between practitioners. However, from the limited evidence available, 13–15 it is uncertain whether or not this is the case.…”

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“…One study showed that only 17% of referral letters contained medical history information 13 and although the use of a pro‐forma did increase medical history reporting up to 81%, 13 referring practitioners were more likely to omit other administrative details, such as their own address, when using such devices 11,12 . However, in another study, the use of a pro‐forma was not associated with an increase in quality of medical information 15 …”

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The accuracy of medical history information in referral letters

DeAngelis

Chambers

Hall

2010

Australian Dental Journal

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Background: Accurate medical history information is essential for good patient care and should be notified in the letter of referral. The aim of this study was to investigate the subjective opinion that the medical information in a large number of referrals is either inaccurate or non-existent. Methods: Medical histories from 54 patients with positive medical history findings upon taking the medical history at the initial consultation appointment were compared to the medical information supplied in the referral letter. Results: Overall, medical information was only 58.8% complete with dental referrals being 55.2% complete and medical referrals 62.4%. The majority of referral letters (70.4%) missed at least one relevant finding and only 29.6% of referrals were 100% complete. Conclusions:The results of this study suggest that the standard of referral letters needs to be improved as the received referrals were generally incomplete and contained inaccurate information. This highlights the need for each and every practitioner to take their own detailed medical history and not rely on the information supplied in the referral.

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The accuracy of medical history information in referral letters

DeAngelis

Chambers

Hall

2010

Australian Dental Journal

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“…15,24 Unfortunately, a lack of communication between general practitioners and periodontists has been found to be a significant barrier to effective patient referrals. 25 Often, general dentists may not note in the patient record or otherwise convey important health concerns such as heart conditions, mental illness, and blood diseases/hemophilia to periodontists when making a referral. However, attention to systemic conditions is crucial when treating periodontal disease.…”

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Periodontal Referral Patterns of General Dentists: Lessons for Dental Education

Lee

Bennett

Richards

et al. 2009

Journal of Dental Education

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The objectives of this study were to investigate periodontal treatment and referral patterns and the considerations used in the process of dentists who make no periodontal referrals, relatively few referrals, or more referrals. Specifically, the role of disease characteristics, patient-and provider-related factors, attitudes towards periodontal referrals, and perceptions of dental education were explored. The relationships between the perceived quality of dental education concerning periodontal diagnosis and treatment and the considerations used in this process were evaluated as well. Data were collected from 160 members of the Michigan Dental Association using a mailed questionnaire. The respondents were predominantly male (77 percent) and white (96 percent) and had practiced for an average of twenty-three years (SD=10.

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“…General referral letters to any hospital speciality are universally poor. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] These letters are the main source of communication between the referrers and secondary care regarding the clinical problem. 8,9 Shortfalls in providing sufficient, clear and relevant information can therefore delay or compromise the efficient management and triaging of the patient.…”

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Improving the quality of oral surgery referrals

Shaffie

Cheng

2012

Br Dent J

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VERIFIABLE CPD PAPER referral letters. Nevertheless, recommendations have been made by numerous publications 5,8,9,12,14 and most hospitals tend to have their own trust guidelines on dental referrals. Previous studies have demonstrated that the use of a standardised referral proforma results in an increase in the provision and quality of information by practitioners referring to a dental hospital. 1,3 Since a high number of inadequate referral letters present to the Oral and Maxillofacial Department at The Homerton University Hospital, the authors carried out an audit to assess the quality of information given on the department's current referral proforma, highlighting the areas where shortfalls occur and how this could be improved.

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An Audit of the Quality and Content of Periodontal Referrals and the Effect of Implementing Referral Criteria

Cited by 14 publications

References 16 publications

The accuracy of medical history information in referral letters

The accuracy of medical history information in referral letters

Periodontal Referral Patterns of General Dentists: Lessons for Dental Education

Improving the quality of oral surgery referrals

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