Abstract
University dental clinic professionals identified increasing numbers of patients with complex problems and generated 2 research questions: (1) Are there significant health and social concerns within the dental clinic population that indicate the need for high-risk screening and social work services?; and (2) How do age, gender, and income influence health and social concerns in this population? This exploratory descriptive cross-sectional study employed a brief self-report survey in a clinic waiting area. Logistic regression was used to understand the influence of age, gender and income on the existence of specific concerns. Results indicate that caregiving, finances and health are issues for 1/3 of the participants and that 44% endorsed 2 or more concerns. These findings were used to develop a routine high-risk screening tool for dental clinic patients and social work services within the clinic; they suggest that community clinics with dental services are an important place for identifying complex unmet needs.
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