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Wie gut funktioniert die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Zahnärzten und Osteopathen im Raum Steiermark?
(How efficient is the cooperation between dentists and osteopaths in Styria?)

Journal: Unpublished MSc thesis Wiener Schule für Osteopathie, Date: 2010/05, Pages: 120, type of study: cross sectional study

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Keywords:

dentists [4]
osteopaths [138]
cooperation [10]
Styria [1]
Austria [27]
WSO [433]
cross sectional study [597]

Abstract:

Study Design Quantitative online questionnaire Outline/Problem Definition Many studies call for a multi-professional cooperation between dentists and other professions especially for patients, who are suffering out of temporomandibular dysfunction. But such a cooperation doesn´t come of very often. Because the author of this study is an Osteopath, it is the aim of this study to shine a light on the cooperation between the professional groups of dentists and osteopaths in Styria. Research Question & Objective dentists working in Styria (n=598) Hypothesis Firstly, do the knowing about osteopathy in general and the osteopathic field of activity in dental medicine in particular, affect the referral of dentists, who are working in Styria to osteopaths? Secondly, does the lack of evidence based orientation in osteopathy play a decisive role in the cooperation between dentists and osteopaths? And does this lead to an augmented teamwork with other professions, who are up to evidence based standards? Methodology At the end of 2008 a quantitative online questionnaire was conducted amongst dentists, working in Styria.(n=284) The rate of return amounts to 16% of the sample. Results The results show that only 44% are working together with osteopaths. The lack of multidisciplinary cooperation correlates significantly with a low standard of knowledge of the profession of osteopathy. (Chi²=4,02; df=1; p=0,045) The results further show that within the group of dentists, there is one group, who tendentially works together with professions, who are working on evidence based standards. On the other hand there is another group, who cooperates with professionals, who are dedicated to alternative medicine. Within this group the referral to osteopaths is taking place more often. This derives, because dentists who cooperate with professions, who are related to alternative medicine, like nutritionists, also have the highest rate of allotment to osteopaths (50% allocation quota). Overall there is no evidence out of the results of this questionnaire, for a more likely cooperation of dentists with professions, who conform to evidence based standards the results show that teamwork fails for more essential reasons: Dentists don´t know any osteopaths, working nearby, to whom they can refer. (For 68% the main reason for the lack of cooperation is, that they don´t know any osteopath, and 20% don´t know any osteopaths nearby). Critical Reflection/Perspectives/Conclusions Therefore personal dedication of each osteopath, who is willing to cooperate with a dentist and of the association of osteopaths, is derived. Only when this takes place, osteopathy will become more apparent and patients will get a more comprehensive care.


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