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Accuracy in Dental Medicine, A New Way to Measure Trueness and Precision
Published on: April 29, 2014
Understanding measurement of dental diseases and research participation in practice set-up
Amit Chattopadhyay1, Oscar Arevalo, Woosung Sohn
1Department of Epidemiology, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. achat4@email.uky.edu
Abstract:
A general understanding of the measurement of dental diseases can help practitioners in the process of assessing the patient's future risk of disease. More importantly, as clinical studies shift from the traditional academic setting to practice-based networks, practitioners might play a more significant role in research. An important issue in oral health disease management in the future will be the standardization of clinical criteria and the development of alternative mechanisms of data collection for epidemiologic purposes.
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