Table 1 Themes and subthemes
Themes | Subthemes |
|---|---|
Theme 1: Oral health care in general practice | Perceived importance of oral health care |
Perceived incidence of oral health problems | |
Current oral care prevention and management practices | |
 Risk assessment | |
 Patient education | |
 Providing Referrals | |
Theme 2: Barriers and enablers to oral health care | Barriers for care providers |
 Time | |
 Referral pathways | |
 Oral health knowledge | |
Barriers for patients | |
 Cost of oral health care | |
 Limited oral health awareness | |
 Dental fear or anxiety | |
Enablers to oral health care | |
 Education/ training | |
 Risk assessment tool | |
 Patient education resources | |
Theme 3: Role of diabetes care providers in promoting oral health | Role of GPs |
Role of diabetes educators |