TY - JOUR T1 - Dentists’ Attention to Periodontal Therapy in the Patients Treatment Planning to Dental Clinics of Isfahan City A1 - Jaber Yaghini A1 - Seyed Milad Salmani A1 - Seyedeh Marzieh Hasheminejad A1 - Ahmad Mogharehabed JF - Archives of Pharmacy Practice JO - Arch Pharm Pract SN - 2320-5210 Y1 - 2022 VL - 13 IS - 2 DO - 10.51847/k8biFOfeYG SP - 51 EP - 56 N2 - Periodontal disease is among the most common oral conditions. However, due to the absence of patient complaints in most cases, dental clinicians often pay less attention to periodontal status. This study aimed to assess the dental clinicians’ attention to periodontal therapy in the treatment planning of patients presenting to dental clinics of Isfahan city during 2016-2017. This cross-sectional study evaluated 251 patients presenting to dental clinics in Isfahan. The treatment plan suggested by dental clinicians for patients was recorded in a checklist. The suggested treatment plan concerning periodontal treatments was then compared with the actual patient needs to be determined by the community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24 via the chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and kappa coefficient at P UR - https://archivepp.com/article/dentists-attention-to-periodontal-therapy-in-the-patients-treatment-planning-to-dental-clinics-of-i-88vjtj2dsu9imoc ER -