Genetics: The Future Is Now with Interprofessional Collaboration

Dent Clin North Am. 2016 Oct;60(4):943-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2016.03.005.

Abstract

With the growing complexity of health care, interprofessional communication and collaboration are essential to optimize the care of dental patients, including consideration of genetics. A dental case exemplifies the challenges and benefits of an interprofessional approach to managing pediatric patients with oligodontia and a family history of colon cancer. The interprofessional team includes dental, genetic, nutritional, and surgical experts.

Keywords: Dentistry; Genetic counseling; Genetics; Health; Interprofessional relations; Medical genetics; Oral health; Patient care.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anodontia / genetics*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Communication
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Female
  • Genetic Counseling*
  • Humans
  • Information Seeking Behavior*
  • Interprofessional Relations*
  • MEDLINE
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Pedigree

Supplementary concepts

  • Oligodontia-Colorectal Cancer Syndrome