Primary study · included by 1 review
Medical–Dental Integration in a Rural Community Health Center: A Qualitative Program Evaluation
Pawloski 2022 · Pawloski Catherine, Hilgert Juliana, Senturia Kirsten, et al. · Health Promotion Practice · 2021
doi:10.1177/15248399211002832journal-article
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Included by
| Outcome this study informs | Pooled effect | Evidence | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of the integration strategy (qualitative) Strategies to integrate oral health into primary care (e.g., training/education of non-dental primary care professionals, policy/financing and health-insurance changes, colocation of dental and medical services, interprofessional and community-health-worker collaboration, teledentistry, integrated oral health assessment tools, school-based activities) vs No integration / usual care (or pre-integration baseline; many included studies uncontrolled) | The most commonly studied qualitative outcomes were barriers and facilitators related to the strategy implementation process. Reported barriers were time and staff constraints, resource limitations and lack of… | 15 studies | Ungraded |
Dental caries estimates Strategies integrating oral health into primary care | 6 of 7 studies reported improved dental caries outcomes; 1 (Vichayanrat 2012) reported no change | 7 studies | Ungraded |
1 including review in total.