Table 4 Comparison of reason for referral [n (%)] and medical histories between individual specialist clinics and all appointments with the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (RDHM) in Melbourne, Victoria and Special Needs Unit (SNU) in Adelaide, South Australia
From: Utilisation of dental services for people with special health care needs in Australia
Referral reason | Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne | Special Needs Unit, Adelaide | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ISND | Dom | Total RDHM | ADH | TQEH | Other | Total SNU | |
Medical | 112 (27.6) | 10 (35.7) | 122 (28.1) | 781 (80.0) | 135 (87.7) | 0 (0.0) | 916 (77.8) |
Psychological | 117 (28.8) | 6 (21.4) | 123 (28.3) | 47 (4.8) | 17 (11.0) | 0 (0.0) | 64 (5.4) |
Disability | 177 (43.6) | 12 (42.8) | 189 (43.5) | 148 (15.2) | 2 (1.3) | 47 (100.0) | 197 (17.6) |
Total | 406 | 28 | 434 | 976 | 154 | 47 | 1177 |
No medical history [n (%)] | 231 (52.6) | 195 (82.6) | 426 (63.1) | 24 (2.4) | 19 (9.8) | 11 (23.4) | 54 (4.4) |
No medication list [n (%)] | 80 (18.2) | 22 (9.3) | 102 (15.1) | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.2) |
Number of medical conditions | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
95% CI | 2.7–3.2 | 2.4–3.6 | 2.7–3.1 | 2.4–2.6 | 2.8–3.3 | 1.6–3.3 | 2.5–2.7 |
Number of medications | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
95% CI | 1.9–2.6 | 1.5–2.5 | 1.8–2.4 | 3.4–3.8 | 3.6–4.5 | 1.7–3.7 | 3.5–3.8 |