Table 3 Summary of subcategories and categories
Subcategory | Category |
|---|---|
Dentistry as the preferable context to perform medical screening in the society A need for evidence-based medical screening in the society | Medical screening ought to be established in the society |
Dental hygienists and dental nurses are the most relevant professions to perform medical screening Dental care requires supplemented competence and national guidelines to perform medical screening Essential competence could preferably be obtained through postgraduate studies | Dentistry must have relevant competence to perform medical screening |
Medical screening requires a responsibility to inform and direct the patient but not to follow up general diseases Medical screening initiates and improves the cooperation between dental and health care | Medical screening requires cooperation between dentistry and health care |
Equal costs for the patient wherever medical screening is performed Optional to provide medical screening in dental settings | Dentistry is not the only context where medical screening could be performed |