A retrospective analysis of referral patterns to a university oral medicine clinic

Objectives: To analyze referral patterns to a university-based Oral Medicine (OM) clinic and to identify access issues to OM care.Study Design: A retrospective patient chart review on all OM specialists at the University of Alberta over a 1-year period was performed. Data collected included: patient age and gender, referring clinician training and experience, reason and urgency of referral, provisional and final diagnosis and the referral times. Proportions for data points were collected using a 95% Wilson Score CI.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research