Taylor, Sean;
Baker, Sarah R;
Broomhead, Tom;
England, Rachael;
Mason, Steve;
Sereny, Michael;
Tsakos, Georgios;
(2023)
Standardised Practice-Based Oral Health Data Collection: A Pilot Study in Different Countries.
International Dental Journal
10.1016/j.identj.2023.02.002.
(In press).
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Oral Health Observatory (OHO), launched in 2014 by FDI World Dental Federation, aims to provide a coordinated approach to international oral health data collection. A feasibility project involving 12 countries tested the implementation of the methodology and data collection tools and assessed data quality from 6 countries. METHODS: National dental associations (NDAs) recruited dentists following a standardised sampling method. Dentists and patients completed paired questionnaires (N = 7907) about patients' demographics, dental attendance, oral health-related behaviours, oral impacts, and clinical measures using a mobile app. In addition, participating dentists (n = 93) completed an evaluation survey, and NDAs completed a survey and participated in workshops to assess implementation feasibility. RESULTS: Feasibility data are presented from the 12 participating countries. In addition, the 6 countries most advanced with data collection as of July 2020 (China, Colombia, India, Italy, Japan, and Lebanon) were included in the assessment of data quality and qualitative evaluation of implementation feasibility. All NDAs in these 6 countries reported interest in collecting standardised, international data for policy and communication activities and to understand service use and needs. Eighty-two percent of dentists (n = 76) reported a patient response rate of between 80% and 100%. More than 70% (n = 71) of dentists were either satisfied or very satisfied with the patient recruitment and data collection methods. There were variations in patient oral health and behaviours across countries, such as self-reporting twice-daily brushing which ranged from 45% in India to 83% in Colombia. CONCLUSIONS: OHO provides a feasible model for collecting international standardised data in dental practices. Reducing time implications, ensuring mobile app reliability, and allowing practitioners to access patient-reported outcomes to inform practice may enhance implementation.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Standardised Practice-Based Oral Health Data Collection: A Pilot Study in Different Countries |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.identj.2023.02.002 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2023.02.002 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of FDI World Dental Federation. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
| Keywords: | Feasibility, Impacts, Implementation, Practice-based research, Standardised |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10166778 |
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