Optimising referral letters for the dental practitioner.
Journal
British dental journal
ISSN: 1476-5373
Titre abrégé: Br Dent J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7513219
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2024
May 2024
Historique:
received:
18
11
2023
accepted:
22
01
2024
revised:
14
01
2024
medline:
11
5
2024
pubmed:
11
5
2024
entrez:
10
5
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Referrals are defined as 'a process in which a health worker at one level of the health system, having insufficient resources (drugs, equipment, skills) to manage a clinical condition, seeks the help of a better or differently resourced facility at the same or higher level to assist in patient management'. Within the UK, the NHS dental service is divided into nationally defined levels of care, which provide treatment based upon complexity and patient modifying factors. Having a sound knowledge of these levels will help general dental practitioners (GDPs) make appropriate and efficient onward referrals to the correct service.This article aims to outline the key information required for all strong GDP referrals, as well as highlighting information that may be specific to each speciality. This is with the hope of creating a key list for GDPs to use on clinic when writing referrals to reduce the incidence of missed information and subsequent rejection. The article also aims to outline the levels of NHS dental care and what factors and treatments are suitable for each to aid GDPs during their referral decision-making process.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38730157
doi: 10.1038/s41415-024-7338-3
pii: 10.1038/s41415-024-7338-3
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
688-692Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to the British Dental Association.
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