Clinics/hospitals referrals research Report 2: Current state of the dental department in the hospital

• Published in: Journal of Japanese Society of Dentistry for Medically Compromised Patient Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Sasaki, Shigetaka, Sumi, Yasunori, Nishida, Tsutomu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Japanese Society of Dentistry for Medically Compromised Patient 1999
• Subjects: clinics/hospitals referrals; District Health and Medical Services Scheme; home dentist; hospital dentistry; qestionnaire research
• ISSN: 0918-8150; 1884-667X
• DOI: 10.11255/jjmcp1992.7.1

In advancing the clinic/hospital referrals, questionnaires were administered to private clinicians and hospital dentists, to grasp their level of awareness, and the reality faced by them, and the current state of the dental department in the hospital As a result, the following points came to light; The summary of problems in the current stages are as follows: 1: There is a need for secure, appropriate positioning of referred dentists (ie. hospital dentists) within the district. 2: The expansion of hospital facilities and staff of the dental department are required. 3: The dissolving of problems of un-profitability at the dental departments in the hospital is desired. In order to provide high quality and appropriate dental service in the district, there is a need to strengthen and restructure the hospital dental treatment services offered by the referred dentists. Furthermore, there is a need to clarify the extent of services offered by the referred dentists, and secure the provision of comprehensive health service.