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<identifier identifierType='DOI'>10.1186/s12903-020-1033-9</identifier>
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<creator>
<creatorName>Aleksejuniene, J.</creatorName>
<affiliation>University of British Columbia, Canada</affiliation>
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<creator>
<creatorName>Puriene, A.</creatorName>
<affiliation>Universitatea din Vilnius, Lituania</affiliation>
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<creatorName>Rimkervicius, A.</creatorName>
<affiliation>Universitatea din Vilnius, Lituania</affiliation>
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<creatorName>Amariei, C.</creatorName>
<affiliation>Asociația Română de Sănătate Publică Orodentară, București, România</affiliation>
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<creator>
<creatorName>Oancea, R.</creatorName>
<affiliation>Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Victor Babes“, Timişoara, România</affiliation>
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<creator>
<creatorName>Porosencova, T.</creatorName>
<affiliation>Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu“, Moldova, Republica</affiliation>
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<creator>
<creatorName>Porosencov, E.A.</creatorName>
<affiliation>Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu“, Moldova, Republica</affiliation>
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<creator>
<creatorName>Nikolovska, J.</creatorName>
<affiliation>Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia</affiliation>
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<creator>
<creatorName>Mirnaya, E.</creatorName>
<affiliation>Белорусский государственный медицинский университет МЗ РБ, Belarus</affiliation>
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<creator>
<creatorName>Serova-Papakul, A.</creatorName>
<affiliation>Белорусский государственный медицинский университет МЗ РБ, Belarus</affiliation>
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<creator>
<creatorName>Eaton, K.</creatorName>
<affiliation>University College London, Marea Britanie</affiliation>
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<title xml:lang='en'>Knowledge, dentist confidence and management of periodontal patients among general dentists from Belarus, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova and Romania</title>
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<publisher>Instrumentul Bibliometric National</publisher>
<publicationYear>2020</publicationYear>
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType='ISSN' relationType='IsPartOf'>1472-6831</relatedIdentifier>
<subjects>
<subject>confidence</subject>
<subject>General dentists</subject>
<subject>patient management</subject>
<subject>Periodontal patients</subject>
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<dates>
<date dateType='Issued'>2020-02-01</date>
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<description xml:lang='en' descriptionType='Abstract'><p>Background: Evidence concerning periodontal practice in Eastern European countries is scarce. The aim of the present study was to investigate periodontal risk knowledge, patient management and self-perceived confidence among General Dentists (GDs) from five Eastern European regarding their provision of periodontal care. Methods: GDs from Belarus, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova and Romania participated in a questionnaire survey. Power calculations were used to identify the sample size for each country. The structured questionnaire included several domains of inquiry. The socio-demographic domain inquired about dentist&#39;s age, gender and years of clinical experience. The dental practice domain inquired about practice location, practising or not practising in a group practice and having or not having a periodontist or a dental hygienist in the practice. The distributions of answers across-countries were compared employing one way ANOVA (comparison of means) or Chi square test (comparison of proportions). For each country, the predictors of the study outcomes: a summative knowledge score for periodontal risks and dentist&#39;s confidence level were identified employing either linear or logistic multiple regression models. Results: The sample comprised 390 Belarussian, 488 Lithuanian, 349 Macedonian, 316 Moldovan, and 401 Romanian GDs. The majority of GDs (~ 80%) practiced in urban areas. Age and gender distributions differed significantly among countries. Significant across-country differences were found regarding working/not working in a group practice, having/not having access to a periodontist/dental hygienist and in proportions of patients receiving periodontal treatments or being referred to specialists. None of Macedonian patients nor the majority of Moldovan patients (78%) were referred to periodontists. There were also significant across-country differences in diagnosis, patient management and periodontal knowledge. Only in the Lithuanian cohort were dentists&#39; confidence levels associated significantly with their knowledge. In all countries, taking a medical history was a consistent and significant predictor of having higher periodontal knowledge score. Except in Belarus, periodontal risk assessment was a significantly consistent predictor of certainty levels associated with the provision of periodontal treatments. Conclusions: There were substantial differences among GDs in the five countries regarding diagnosis, dentist&#39;s confidence and management of periodontal patients.</p></description>
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