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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Improving oral healthcare: towards measurement?
F Baâdoudi1, N Maskrey1,2, S Listl3,4
1Department of Social Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University, Gustav Mahlerlaan 3,004, 1081LA Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
In the last 30 years oral healthcare is increasingly being contested. Needs and expectations have evolved to a point of advanced restorative techniques, long term planning for preventative care and evidence-based practice, and patients and payers increasingly require more explicit demonstration of competence. However, relevant data are currently not routinely collected that would support approaches needed to further improve oral health and care. This paper sets out the case to collect and evaluate routinely available data. Variations in care and oral health could be described, which in turn would provide valuable insights for all wishing to further improve oral health and care.
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