Access to primary dental care for patients with inherited bleeding disorders

Patients with inherited bleeding disorders (IBD) can face difficulty in accessing primary dental care either due to disease‐specific or patient‐related barriers. This can lead to poor oral health and increase the need for more invasive dental treatment. This study aimed to highlight actual and perce...

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Published in:Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia 2012-07, Vol.18 (4), p.510-515
Main Authors: KALSI, H., NANAYAKKARA, L., PASI, K. J., BOWLES, L., HART, D. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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access
Attitude of Health Personnel
Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited
Clinical Competence
Dental Care for Chronically Ill - standards
Dental Health Services - standards
haemophilia
Health Services Accessibility - standards
Humans
inherited bleeding disorders
London
patient-related barriers
Practice Guidelines as Topic
primary dental care
shared-care approach
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Patients with inherited bleeding disorders (IBD) can face difficulty in accessing primary dental care either due to disease‐specific or patient‐related barriers. This can lead to poor oral health and increase the need for more invasive dental treatment. This study aimed to highlight actual and perceived barriers that IBD patients from the East London area were experiencing. It also gives an overview of the experience history of the General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) treating these patients. Information was gathered via pre‐designed surveys as part of a service development audit. A total of 105 anonymous patient surveys and 50 GDP surveys were completed between December 2010 and July 2011. The patient survey highlighted more patients to be affected by patient‐related than disease‐specific barriers to access dental care. The GDP survey identified that just under half of GDPs questioned were not confident in the dental management of patients with bleeding disorders. Identifying misconceptions and barriers to access primary dental care will enable further development of our shared‐care approach between General Dental Services, Hospital or Community Dental Services and Haemophilia Centre, optimizing regular preventative advice and follow ups to prevent dental disease and invasive dental treatment requiring haemostatic treatment.
ISSN:1351-8216
1365-2516
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2516.2011.02716.x