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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Health technology assessment in oral health
Shahrokh Esfandiari1, Jocelyne Feine
1Faculty of Dentistry, Oral Health and Society Research Unit, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. shahrokh.esfandiari@mcgill.ca
Abstract:
Health-care costs are rising at an alarmingly fast rate worldwide, particularly in developed countries such as the United States. This is predominantly a result of the development of new, high-cost health technologies intended for improved diagnosis and treatment. The purpose of health technology assessment is to systematically determine the true benefits of new technologies, taking into account clinical efficacy/effectiveness and cost as well as societal preference and ethical issues. In this report, the purpose of health technology assessment is explained in light of new developments in oral health technology, particularly intraoral implants. This information is intended to educate and to challenge oral health opinion leaders to consider all of the issues involved in the development and diffusion of new oral health technologies.
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