AimThe objective of this cross‐sectional survey was to assess the attitude among general practitioners (GPs) and periodontal specialists (PSs) in Norway towards developing and implementing guideline‐based periodontal referral practise.Material and MethodsA multiple‐choice questionnaire was distributed online to a sample of professionally active GPs and PSs. The survey included questions on demographics, practise profile, proficiency and insight among oral healthcare providers, periodontal referral patterns, and attitude on establishing guideline‐based referral practise. Logistic regression analyses were employed to estimate associations between dependent and selected independent variables. Inverse probability weights (IPW) were applied to adjust for non‐response in the logistic regression models.ResultsAnalyses were based on answers from 353 GPs and 49 PSs. The majority of GPs (77.9%) considered periodontal referral guidelines as a useful tool if they were available, and 59.2% of PSs expressed a positive attitude for implementing guideline‐based referral practise to prevent premature or delayed referrals. In total, 93.9% of PSs reported that patients with periodontitis were being referred from GPs too late either frequently or sometimes. Females tended to be more interested in utilising referral guidelines than males (odds ratio, OR = 2.89, p < 0.001). Older GPs and those with increasing years of practising, were less interested in using referral guidelines than younger and more inexperienced GPs (both p < 0.05).ConclusionsThe findings document a positive attitude and significant need for developing and implementing periodontal referral guidelines among GPs and PSs, ensuring timely identification and referral of patients with periodontitis.

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对挪威全科医生和牙周病专家进行的一项调查记录了对基于指南的转诊实践的积极态度


目的本横断面调查的目的是评估挪威全科医生 （GPs） 和牙周病专家 （PSs） 对开发和实施基于指南的牙周转诊实践的态度。材料和方法在线向专业活跃的 GP 和 PS 样本分发多项选择问卷。该调查包括有关人口统计学、实践概况、口腔保健提供者的熟练程度和洞察力、牙周病转诊模式以及对建立基于指南的转诊实践的态度等问题。采用 Logistic 回归分析来估计因变量和选定自变量之间的关联。应用逆概率权重 （IPW） 来调整 logistic 回归模型中的无响应。结果分析基于 353 名 GP 和 49 名 PS 的回答。大多数全科医生 （77.9%） 认为牙周转诊指南（如果有的话）是一个有用的工具，59.2% 的 PS 表示对实施基于指南的转诊实践以防止过早或延迟转诊持积极态度。总的来说，93.9% 的 PS 报告说，牙周炎患者从全科医生那里转诊的时间太晚，要么经常或有时。女性往往比男性对使用转诊指南更感兴趣 （OR = 2.89，p < 0.001）。与年轻和经验较少的全科医生相比，年长的全科医生和执业年限增加的全科医生对使用转诊指南的兴趣较低（均 p < 0.05）。结论研究结果记录了 GP 和 PS 对制定和实施牙周转诊指南的积极态度和重大需求，以确保及时识别和转诊牙周炎患者。