Table 5.

Contact with the Public Dental Service (PDS)

What type of contact do you have with oral health personnel in the PDS (children from 0 to 3 years)
Regular contact	57 (49.1)
Only when I discover special problems	25 (21.6)
No contact	9 (7.7)
Other contact, (if so, what?)	25 (21.6)
Total	116 (100)
Do you communicate with dentists and hygienists about children who miss scheduled dental appointments in the PDS
Often	1 (0.9)
Sometimes	30 (26.0)
Seldom	21 (18.3)
Never	63 (54.8)
Total	115 (100)
Does it happen that you refer children to the PDS before the age of 3 years?
Often	4 (3.5)
Sometimes	71 (61.7)
Seldom	34 (29.6)
Never	6 (5.2)
Total	115 (100)