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Table 4 Information on participants’ training and knowledge in the management of patients on biologics or immunosuppressants

From: Management of dental care of patients on immunosuppressive drugs for chronic immune-related inflammatory diseases: a survey of French dentists’ practices

 

All practitioners

N = 115 (%)

Specialized dentist activityd

N = 54 (%)

General dentist activity

N = 61 (%)

P-value

All practitioners

N = 115 (%)

Specialized dentist activityd

N = 54 (%)

General dentist activity

N = 61 (%)

P-value

In patient under biologics

In patients under immunosuppressants

Training/knowledge about oral care

 No

48 (41.74)

17 (31.48)

31 (50.82)

 

47 (40.87)

17 (31.48)

30 (49.18)

 

 Yes

67 (58.26)

37 (68.52)

30 (49.18)

0.03

68 (59.13)

37 (68.52)

31 (50.82)

0.05

Source of training/informationa

 Scientific societies

40 (59.70)

25 (67.57)

15 (50.00)

0.14

44 (64.71)

25 (67.57)

19 (61.29)

0.59

 Journal articles

48 (71.64)

28 (75.68)

20 (66.67)

0.41

49 (72.06)

28 (75.68)

21 (67.74)

0.46

 Congresses

26 (38.81)

20 (54.05)

6 (20.00)

0.004

25 (36.76)

18 (48.65)

7 (22.58)

0.02

 Pharmaceutical laboratories

1 (1.49)

1 (2.70)

0 (0.00)

0.36

2 (2.94)

2 (5.40)

0 (0.00)

0.18

 Undergraduate and post-graduate training and others

12 (17.91)

5 (13.51)

7 (23.33)

0.29

14 (20.58)

9 (24.32)

5 (16.12)

0.37

Feeling of not being sufficiently trained or informeda

 No

42 (62.69)

22 (59.46)

20 (66.67)

 

37 (54.42)

19 (51.35)

18 (58.06)

 

 Yes

25 (37.31)

15 (40.54)

10 (33.33)

0.54

31 (45.59)

18 (48.65)

13 (41.94)

0.58

Wish to have training about oral careb

 No

1 (2.08)

0 (0.00)

1 (3.23)

 

1 (2.13)

0 (0.00)

1 (3.33)

 

 Yes

47 (97.92)

17 (100.00)

30 (96.77)

0.45

46 (97.87)

17 (100.00)

29 (96.67)

0.44

Knowledge of the professional recommendations on oral carea

 No

59 (51.30)

21 (38.89)

38 (62.30)

 

57 (49.57)

22 (40.74)

35 (57.38)

 

 Yes

56 (48.7)

33 (61.11)

23 (37.70)

0.01

58 (50.43)

32 (59.26)

26 (42.62)

0.07

Knowledge of the professional recommendations fromc

Club Rhumatisms & Inflammation (CRI)

  No

41 (73.21)

19 (57.58)

22 (95.65)

 

46 (79.31)

20 (62.50)

26 (100.00)

 

  Yes

15 (26.79)

14 (42.42)

1 (4.35)

0.002

12 (20.69)

12 (37.50)

0 (0.00)

< 0.001

National Drug Regulatory Authority (ANSM)

  No

38 (67.86)

23 (69.70)

15 (65.22)

 

35 (60.34)

22 (68.75)

13 (50.00)

 

  Yes

18 (32.14)

10 (30.30)

8 (34.78)

0.72

23 (39.66)

10 (31.25)

13 (50.00)

0.14

French Society of Oral Surgery (SFCO)

  No

10 (17.86)

6 (18.18)

4 (17.39)

 

12 (20.69)

6 (18.75)

6 (23.08)

 

  Yes

46 (82.14)

27 (81.82)

19 (82.61)

0.93

46 (79.31)

26 (81.25)

20 (76.92)

0.68

Implementation of recommendations in the personal practicec

 No

1 (1.79)

0 (0.00)

1 (4.35)

 

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

 

 Yes

55 (98.21)

33 (100.00)

22 (95.65)

0.22

58 (100.00)

32 (100.00)

26 (100.00)

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  1. aOnly practitioners who responded ‘yes’ to the question about training/information
  2. bOnly practitioners who responded ‘no’ to the question about training/information
  3. cOnly practitioners who responded ‘yes’ to the question about knowledge of the professional recommendations
  4. dSpecialized dentist activity: oral surgery, periodontology, endodontics, pediatric dentistry