Table 4 Associations between the number of patients annually treated with an EP and oral health-related issues (%)
Number of EP annually | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 100 | 100–249 | 250–500 | > 500 | p value | |
Do you have a dental contact? | |||||
Yes | 23.1 | 8.0 | 17.6 | 15.4 | 0.26 |
No | 76.9 | 92.0 | 82.4 | 84.6 | |
Do you take care on the oral health situation of your patients prior to EP? | |||||
Yes | 46.2 | 73.3 | 70.6 | 73.8 | 0.23 |
No | 53.8 | 26.7 | 29.4 | 26.2 | |
Antibiotics for antibiotic prophylaxis correct | |||||
Yes | 0.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 0.78 |
No | 100.0 | 92.0 | 92.6 | 92.3 | |
How important do you perceive a network between EP centres and dentists? | 6.69 ± 2.18 | 6.73 ± 2.37 | 7.22 ± 2.11 | 6.88 ± 2.80 | 0.59 |
How important do you perceive a dental special care centre for patients prior/after EP? | 7.00 ± 3.03 | 6.12 ± 2.75 | 5.34 ± 2.71 | 6.28 ± 3.18 | 0.08 |
Do you have sufficient knowledge on oral health issues/dentistry? | |||||
Yes | 7.7 | 25.3 | 23.5 | 24.6 | 0.57 |
No | 92.3 | 74.7 | 76.5 | 75.4 | |