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The development of a consensus among primary care dentists of referral criteria for school dental screening.
Kearney-Mitchell, P I; Milsom, K M; Blinkhorn, A S; Tickle, M
British dental journal. 2006;200(9):509-12; discussion 501.
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OBJECTIVE: To obtain consensus amongst a sample of primary care dentists in the North West of England on a set of clinical criteria that should trigger referral following school dental screening. DESIGN: Delphi process. SETTING: Primary dental care, England 2002. METHOD: Primary care dentists in the North West of England were randomly selected to complete a two round 'Delphi exercise' that included 10 potential referral criteria. The dentists were invited to express their level of support for the inclusion of each referral criterion. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Level of agreement for each referral criterion. Acceptance of any criterion was that the interquartile range should be no more than 3 scale points with the lower value being no less than 7. RESULTS: Eighty-eight dentists, (72.7%), completed the Delphi exercise. Six referral criteria met with the groups' approval: Child with caries in permanent dentition. Child with darkened/discoloured permanent incisors. Child aged 9-10 years with overjet greater than 10 mm. Child over six years with either gross plaque, calculus or swollen gums. Child with evidence of sepsis. Child registered with a GDP with caries in permanent dentition. CONCLUSION: It is possible for a representative sample of primary care dentists in the North West to agree referral criteria following school dental screening.