Study on Factors for Not Having a Regular Examination after Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia

• Published in: Journal of the Japanese Society for Disability and Oral Health Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 29 - 34
• Main Authors: MUKAI, Chikako, TANAKA, Kenji, MURAKAMI, Jumpei, AKIYAMA, Shigehisa, HIROSE, Yosuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: The Japanese Society for Disability and Oral Health 29.02.2020; 一般社団法人 日本障害者歯科学会
• Subjects: General anesthesia; Regular examination after dental treatment; Special needs
• ISSN: 0913-1663; 2188-9708
• DOI: 10.14958/jjsdh.41.29

In order to promote regional collaboration in special needs dentistry, we conducted a questionnaire survey to clarify the cause of not having a regular examination after dental treatment under general anesthesia.The subjects of the survey were 691 patients who had finished dental treatment at our clinic and had been referred back to their primary dental clinic. Among them, questionnaires were mailed to 250 patients for whom it was not possible to confirm regular examination at their primary dental clinic. The contents of the survey included the status of dental visits after dental treatment at our clinic, the reasons for not having a regular examination, and the evaluation of satisfaction with dental treatment under general anesthesia at our clinic. The questionnaire collection rate was 36.4％ （91/250 people）. Among them, 42 patients did not go to their primary dental clinic. The unexamined rate was high for preschool children, elementary school children, and home patients. By referral, secondary special care dental clinics were the highest. Regarding the reason for not having a regular examination, 16 patients described “busy and no suitable time,” followed by “it is difficult to adapt to dentistry” （11 patients）, “there is no problem in the mouth” （6 patients）, and “had a school check-up” （2 patients）.In the satisfaction survey of unexamined patients, over 90％ were satisfied with informed consent regarding general anesthesia and dental treatment. However, not all patients who showed high satisfaction had regular examinations. These findings suggest it is necessary to raise awareness of the importance of regular examinations after dental treatment and to further strengthen regional collaboration.