Defining the role of Oral Physicians

Nagaraj, E

doi:10.4103/0970-9290.93444

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“…Private practice of dentistry is the maintenance of health through the assessment, diagnosis, management, treatment, and prevention of any disease, disorder, or condition of the orofacial complex and associated structures within the scope of the practitioner's approved education, training, and competence in their personnel dental office. 1 The past decade has presaged a lot of interest amongst Medical and Dental professionals in the specialty of Oral Medicine. 2 The Oral Medicine and Radiology (OMR) branch is an essential bridge between Dentistry and Medicine.…”

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Role of oral physician in private dental setting

Afaque

Misra²,

Umapathy³

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The Oral Medicine and Radiology branch is an essential bridge between Dentistry and Medicine. Oral physicians are often sought to manage the oral symptoms or know if the oral disease poses a risk of oral cancer or cross-infection in the clinics. Recent studies indicate an increased prevalence of oral habits-related lesions in India. Hence, proper support of OMR specialists along with a global strategy to promote the clinical practice of Oral Medicine among patients and all other healthcare professionals is inevitable to increase awareness of the specialty, thus encouraging the budding OMR specialist to establish themselves independently in private practice.

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Role of oral physician in private dental setting

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“…In such a scenario, it becomes important to defi ne the boundaries of this specialization and understand the contribution of this cadre. [1] Dentists are trained to recognize approximately 100 manifestations of systemic and lifestyle diseases as well as genetic disorders; they are also equipped to provide some basic preventive care such as recording vital signs and administering vaccines. [2] With the in-depth knowledge of oral manifestation of systemic diseases, oral physicians are in an unique position for early identifi cation of diabetes, substance abuse, eating disorders, child abuse as well as some other systemic diseases.…”

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Role of oral physician in Indian public health system

Hebbar¹

2015

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The Indian public health scenario is gradually receiving the due attention it deserved at least in the academic front. Oral medicine and radiology in itself is a very vast branch concerned with the diagnosis and non-surgical management of diseases of oral and paraoral structures. The specialty of oral medicine and radiology being in this crucial position as a link between medicine and dentistry can contribute much more to strengthen public health eff orts than it is currently contributing. This branch covers diseases not only related to the teeth, surrounding jaws, joints, and salivary glands but also systemic diseases, their interrelation to oral health and their manifestations in the oral cavity. This vast bank of knowledge can be exploited with integrated oral and general health programs. With the growing burden of non-communicable diseases globally as well as nationally a greater role for the oral physician needs to be carved out. In a threetier health care delivery system the oral physicians could be taken up into the secondary care facilities to diagnose oral cancer, precancers, indications of systemic diseases and management of their oral manifestations, counsel on tobacco cessation, etc. Academics, health care delivery and research are viewed as distinct fragmented structures. Breaking these silos to achieve integrated people-centered care should be our long-term vision. This article delves into each of the silos to examine the gaps and propose some solutions to delineate the optimal role of an oral physician in the complex health care landscape of India.

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International Journal of Dental Science and Research

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