Table 1.

Example of the data analysis based on meaning units, codes, subcategories, and categories

Meaning units	Code	Subcategories	Categories
Dentist 1 …Contact healthcare…to do an investigation…maybe I ask how often they go to the doctor…how long ago it was…I can ask sometimes…eh…	Questions concerning general health connected to the oral health	Cooperation between dental care and health care Health history gives information about OSA	Strategies for nurturing care
Dental hygienist 3 …I ask about health and so on…but it is maybe not always there either comes up…but sometimes patient say that they have one CPAP or that they use an oral appliance therapy.	By health history Patients tells that they use CPAP or oral appliance therapy	Health history gives information about OSA	Importance of the patient encounter