Chung How Kau1, Veerasathpurush Allareddy2, Peter Stoustrup3, Thomas Pedersen4, Brian Kinard5, Randy Q Cron6, Matthew L Stoll6, Gregg H Gilbert7. 1. Department of Orthodontics, University of Alabama Birmingham. Electronic address: ckau@uab.edu. 2. Department of Orthodontics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois 60612. 3. Section of Orthodontics, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. 4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital and Section for Orthodontics, Aarhus University, Denmark. 5. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama Birmingham. 6. Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama Birmingham. 7. Department of Clinical and Community Sciences.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic arthritis in childhood and represents a series of chronic inflammatory arthritides that develop before 16 years of age. METHODS: In 2020, investigators with an interest in the management of JIA engaged the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network by conducting a preliminary qualitative questionnaire ("Quick Poll") that comprised 6 questions about JIA management. RESULTS: A total of 604 persons responded. Results suggested that there was an interest in the management of JIA, but many clinicians did not feel that they had the necessary knowledge or experience to treat these patients. CONCLUSIONS: The study clearly highlights a distinct gap in awareness and understanding of JIA among clinicians polled. Future work in this area should focus on education and awareness across multiple specialties, clinical guidelines for the management of JIA, and a data repository of long-term outcomes.
INTRODUCTION:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic arthritis in childhood and represents a series of chronic inflammatory arthritides that develop before 16 years of age. METHODS: In 2020, investigators with an interest in the management of JIA engaged the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network by conducting a preliminary qualitative questionnaire ("Quick Poll") that comprised 6 questions about JIA management. RESULTS: A total of 604 persons responded. Results suggested that there was an interest in the management of JIA, but many clinicians did not feel that they had the necessary knowledge or experience to treat these patients. CONCLUSIONS: The study clearly highlights a distinct gap in awareness and understanding of JIA among clinicians polled. Future work in this area should focus on education and awareness across multiple specialties, clinical guidelines for the management of JIA, and a data repository of long-term outcomes.