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DENTAL PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES UPDATE 2024
1State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Center for Evidence-Based Stomatology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Center for Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at Optics Valley Branch, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Division of Dentistry, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
This review highlights advancements in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for dentistry, focusing on dental patient-reported outcomes (dPROs) and measures (dPROMs). It summarizes key research and a special issue on dPROs, general health, and methodology.
Area of Science:
- Dental research
- Evidence-based dentistry
- Patient-centered care
Background:
- The medical field is rapidly advancing towards evidence-based, personalized, and intelligent care.
- Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) research is becoming more refined in coverage, precision, and practicality.
- There is a growing need to enhance the quality and quantity of patient-centered evidence in dentistry.
Purpose of the Study:
- To improve the quality and quantity of patient-centered evidence in dentistry.
- To promote the widespread and standardized use of dental patient-reported outcomes (dPROs) and dental patient-reported outcome measures (dPROMs).
- To provide a concise summary of key PRO and dPRO articles published in 2024 and introduce articles in a special issue.
Main Methods:
- Review of key, selected patient-reported outcomes (PRO) and dental patient-reported outcomes (dPRO) articles published in 2024.
- Inclusion of 7 solicited articles in a special issue of the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice.
- Categorization of the special issue content into four main domains: dPROs and general health, standardization of dPRO methodology, methodological considerations, and current usage of dPROs/dPROMs.
Main Results:
- The special issue covers four key domains related to dPROs and dPROMs.
- Selected PRO and dPRO articles from 2024 provide a broader perspective on the field.
- The review introduces the specific articles included in this special issue.
Conclusions:
- The special issue aims to advance the field of dental patient-reported outcomes.
- Standardization and methodological considerations are crucial for dPRO-related research.
- Increased utilization of dPROs and dPROMs in published research is encouraged.
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