Evaluation of consultation contents directed from a university training and research hospital to an oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic
Yazarlar (6)
Doç. Dr. Sefa ÇOLAK Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mustafa Sami Demirsoy T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Aras Erdil Uşak Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Göksal KELDAL Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Ahmet Altan Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Nihat Akbulut Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (Uluslararası alan indekslerindeki dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı International Dental Research
Dergi ISSN 2146-1767
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler EBSCO, ULAKBİM TR DİZİN, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 09-2023
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 13 / 1 / 35–43 DOI 10.5577/idr.2023.vol13.no1.6
Makale Linki https://www.dental-research.com/idr/article/view/423
UAK Araştırma Alanları
Ağız, Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi
Özet
Aim This study aimed to evaluate the conditions and indications in which a research and training hospital directs outpatient and inpatient consultations to an oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic and to evaluate the expectations of physicians in the treatment and management of various conditions. Methodology The outpatient and inpatient consultations directed from Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University’s clinics and internal and surgical medical sciences services to the same institution’s Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic between January 2013 and January 2022 were included. The patient characteristics, the aims of and responses to the consultations, and the applied interventions were recorded and classified. The quantitative data were analyzed with a t-test, and the classified data were analyzed with cross-tables and chi-square tests. P values below 0.05 were considered significant. Results The medical records and consultation notes of 178 patients (92 males, 86 females) were evaluated. Of the consultations referred, 97 were requested from Forensic Medicine, 23 from Oncology, 11 from Neonatology, 8 from Otorhinolaryngology, 6 from Orthopedics, 6 from Neurology and Neurosurgery, 5 from Pediatrics, 4 from Emergency Medicine, and 18 from other departments. When the contents of the consultation were examined, it was observed that most of them were requested for age determination, post-assault examination, and dental abscesses. Conclusion The present study indicates that an oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic is in close interaction with many medical branches and disciplines, especially forensic medicine, oncology …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Consultation | dentistry | forensic odontology | oncology | oral and maxillofacial surgery