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Comparison of Dental Appointment Compliance between Pediatric Patients with and without a Medical Home within the same Community Health Center
Deena Hawasli, DDS
Dental Resident
NYU Langone Dental Medicine, Tampa, FL
NYU Langone Dental Medicine, Tampa, FL
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Amanda Newcity, DMD
NYU Langone Health
Brandon, Florida, United States
Amanda Newcity, DMD
NYU Langone Health
Brandon, Florida, United States
Daniel J. Kane, DMD
Program Director
NYU Langone Health
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand if there is a relationship between the compliance in dental appointments of patients who are established with a medial home and patients who are not established with a medical home within the same facility.
Methods: Retrospective chart review of 0–9-year-old children who were seen for a new patient exam and subsequent recall appointments between the years of 2016-2019 at Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc Brandon site was conducted. Success in patient compliance was determined by the absence of a missed 6 month recall appointment within the studied time period. Failure was determined by the presence of a missed 6 month recall appointment within the studied time period. Missed appointments included appointments that were no-showed, cancelled, or not scheduled. However, rescheduled appointments will be accepted as compliance in care, due to the patient’s dedication towards continuation in treatment. Data was analyzed to determine if there was an association between appointment compliance between the two groups.
Results: 100 patients were included in this study. Out of the total sample size, 50 patients with a Suncoast medical home and 50 patients without a Suncoast medical home were reviewed. Of the 53 males total, 25 (47.2%) had a Suncoast medical home and 28 (52.8%) did not have a Suncoast medical home. Of the 47 females total, 25 (53.2%) had a Suncoast medical home and 22 (46.8%) did not have a Suncoast medical home. When reviewing the number of missed appointments, there were 126 (38.3%) missed appointments for patients with a Suncoast medical home and 203 (61.7%) missed appointments for patients without a Suncoast medical home (P=0.0002).
Conclusions: Pediatric patients with a medical and dental home within the same facility were more compliant in their dental appointments than patients who did not have a medical and dental home within the same facility.