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KMID : 0362720190570080428
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Journal of the Korean Dental Association
2019 Volume.57 No. 8 p.428 ~ p.436
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Fidelity analysis of Patient’s Referral Letters delivered to the Department of Conservative Dentistry in a Dental University Hospital
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Jeon Su-Jin
Hwang Seung-Sik
Seo Min-Seock
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Abstract
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In cases of a patient referral, the general dentist should communicate the patient’s dental information as clearly as possible to the specialist to whom he/she is referring his/her patient. For this reason, it is necessary to write a referral letter in an accurate and complete manner. The purpose of this study is to analyze the referral letters of patients who are referred to the department of conservative dentistry in a dental university hospital. From January, 2017 to December, 2018, we gathered the information of the patients who were referred to the department of conservative dentistry in a dental university hospital with referral letter. We evaluated the fidelity of a total of 750 referral letters and recorded the information of the referral dentist and the dental clinic. The relationship between each item and fidelity was analyzed using SPSS 18.0 program. The analysis of the contents of the referral letters yielded the following results: The fidelity of the referral letter was higher when the patient was referred during the root canal treatment, or when there was a root canal filling or when there was pain during chewing. The fidelity of referral letter was low in cases where the referring clinic is close to and has cooperative relationship with dental university hospital. Among the factors affecting the fidelity, the year of graduation of the referral dentist was the most influential. This study confirmed the fact that the clinical practice of writing patient referral letters still leaves much to be desired. In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to create more clear and standardized guidelines for writing referral letters.
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KEYWORD
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Referral, Referral Letter, Consultation, Endodontic
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