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March 6, 20260 citations

Characteristics of Patients Seeking Comprehensive Versus Urgent Dental Care at a University Dental Clinic.

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AGA GasparoniTPTabitha PetersDCDaniel J. Caplan

Key Points

  • This research aims to compare the characteristics of patients seeking urgent dental care with those looking for comprehensive care.
  • Conducted at a university dental clinic
  • Compared patients seeking comprehensive care (CC) and urgent care
  • Controlled for confounding variables
  • Patients seeking urgent care reported not seeing a primary care provider (PCP) in the last year more frequently than those seeking CC.

Abstract

Patients who sought urgent care were more likely to report not having seen a PCP in the previous year compared to patients who chose CC, after controlling for important confounding variables. Possible clinical and educational implications are discussed.

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Gasparoni et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69aa70f8531e4c4a9ff5b444https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.70193
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