Physician characteristics associated with the referral from general practitioners to dental surgeons and proposal for a referral letter template endorsed by dental surgeons in France: a nationwide cross-sectional survey-based study

Despite known links between oral and general health, most healthcare professionals did not engage in correspondence or referrals with the other specialty. Standardized referral letters could include the list of items for which interest was confirmed by dental surgeons (including presence of diabetes, immunosuppressants and anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents).