Fluoride supplements. Changes in physicians' attitudes and practices following an intensive, multifaceted educational program
F. J. Margolis, B. K. Chesney and A. Schork
Results of a 1981 survey of randomly selected primary care physicians with
pediatric patients were compared with the results of a similar survey
conducted in 1978. In general, the 1981 survey respondents were more
knowledgeable on the subject of fluoride and dental caries, had more
positive attitudes about the effectiveness of fluoride supplementation,
were more likely to prescribe fluoride supplements, and more closely
followed the current guidelines for appropriate use of fluoride
supplements. An intensive, multifaceted educational program on fluoride and
childhood dental caries sponsored by the Wayne State University School of
Medicine, Detroit, which started shortly after the first survey, may have
contributed to these changes.
