Table 3.

Detection of at-risk patients with a history of diabetes mellitus (DM) or coronary heart disease (CHD)^*

Variable	Dentists (n = 391)	General practitioners (n = 181)	P-value
Medical history	98 (383)	55 (100)	<0.01
Doctor–patient communication	96 (375)	99 (179)	0.83
Risk certificate	84 (328)	49 (89)	<0.01
Demand on desk	45 (176)	31 (56)	0.1
Medical referral	39 (152)	67 (121)	<0.01
Unclear	1 (4)	4 (7)	0.17

^*Values are given as % (n), where n is the number of participants. Multiple responses are allowed.

CHD, coronary heart disease; DM, diabetes mellitus.