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Table 3 Overall use of concepts in the visit and in each quarter of visit time intervals

From: Diagnostic thinking and information used in clinical decision-making: a qualitative study of expert and student dental clinicians

Family of Concepts

Entire consultation

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

101. HEALTH STATUS, OVERALL

     

All clinicians

5,83%

18,5%

10,5%

1,96%

0,9%

Dentists

5,82%

22,4%

9,7%

3,4%

0,9%

Students

5,84%

16,5%

11,6%

0,9%

0,9%

102. PERSONAL HABITS/FEATURES

     

All clinicians

2,3%

7,51%

3,46%

0,89%

0,9%

Dentists

1,89%

8,6%

2,3%

0.00%

1,8%

Students

2,59%

7.00%

4,3%

1,5%

0.00%

103. PHYSICAL STATUS, OVERALL

     

All clinicians

0,19%

0,58%

0,46%

0.00%

0.00%

Dentists

0,15%

0.00%

0,6%

0.00%

0.00%

Students

0,22%

0,9%

0,4%

0.00%

0.00%

104. ATTENDANCE (to denatl care)

     

All clinicians

5,27%

9,83%

8,31%

4,09%

2,03%

Dentists

7,28%

15,5%

14,9%

5,5%

0,9%

Students

3,78%

7.00%

3,9%

3,1%

3,1%

105. COMPLAINT/SIGN/SYMPTOM

     

All clinicians

8,62%

8,09%

13,16%

8,19%

4,95%

Dentists

9,17%

6,9%

13,7%

9,8%

5,5%

Students

8,22%

8,7%

12,8%

7.00%

4,4%

106. ORAL HYGIENE (actions)

     

All clinicians

3,1%

1,16%

2,31%

3,38%

4,28%

Dentists

3,06%

0.00%

2,3%

2,6%

5.00%

Students

3,14%

1,7%

2,3%

4.00%

3,6%

107. ORAL HYGIENE (appearance)

     

All clinicians

2,05%

1,16%

1,62%

1,78%

3,15%

Dentists

3,06%

3,4%

2,3%

3.00%

3,7%

Students

1,3%

0.00%

1,2%

0,9%

2,7%

108. ORAL STATUS, OVERALL (clinical)

     

All clinicians

8,68%

2,89%

9,7%

8,36%

10,36%

Dentists

13,54%

6,9%

14,3%

12,8%

15,5%

Students

5,08%

0,9%

6,6%

5,2%

5,3%

109. RADIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

     

All clinicians

6,45%

12,72%

5,08%

3,38%

9,23%

Dentists

5,68%

8,6%

4,6%

4,3%

7,3%

Students

7,03%

14,8%

5,4%

2,8%

11,1%

110. RESTORATIVE Item Status, Specific

     

All clinicians

16,19%

12,14%

12,01%

19,22%

18,02%

Dentists

13,68%

8,6%

7,4%

17.00%

16,4%

Students

18,05%

13,9%

15,1%

20,8%

19,6%

111. TOOTH STATUS, Specific

     

All clinicians

17,06%

14,45%

16,4%

19,93%

15,09%

Dentists

15,28%

12,1%

17,1%

17.00%

12,8%

Students

18,38%

15,7%

15,9%

22.00%

17,3%

112. CARIES

     

All clinicians

15,32%

9,83%

8,55%

19,57%

18,69%

Dentists

13,54%

5,2%

5,1%

17,4%

18,3%

Students

16,65%

12,2%

10,9%

21,1%

19,1%

113. DIET

     

All clinicians

2,36%

0,00%

2,08%

3,2%

2,48%

Dentists

2,33%

0,00%

2,9%

3.00%

1,8%

Students

2,38%

0,00%

1,6%

3,4%

3,1%

114. TOOTH EXTRACTION/ABSENCE

 

0,00%

   

All clinicians

3,1%

0,00%

2,08%

3,2%

5,18%

Dentists

3,35%

0,00%

1,1%

2,6%

6,8%

Students

2,92%

0,00%

2,7%

3,7%

3,6%

115. ENDODONTIC TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT

    

All clinicians

3,47%

1,16%

3,93%

2,85%

4,73%

Dentists

2,18%

1,7%

1,7%

1,7%

3,2%

Students

4,43%

0,9%

5,4%

3,7%

6,2%

TOTAL For All Clinicans, Entire Consultation

100,0%

10,73%

26,86%

34,86%

27,54%