Background It is well known that treatment variation exists in oral healthcare, but the
consequences for oral health are unknown as the development of outcome measures is still …

Objectives Quality measures offer opportunities for evaluation and improvement of the
quality of oral health care. This study describes the development of a core set of oral health …

Quality of life has initially been used as an outcome in social and economic research. In the
past years the concept of quality of life has been extended to health research and the field of …

Objectives This systematic review aimed to (a) provide an overview of existing quality
measures in the field of oral health care, and to (b) evaluate the scientific soundness and …

Objective To develop a minimum Adult Oral Health Standard Set (AOHSS) for use in clinical
practice, research, advocacy and population health. Materials and methods An international …

It was about a generation ago, during the Administration of the late President Nixon that this
nation was engaged in heated political debates on the viability of a variety of health care …

To assess the impact of care on patients, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are essential
because they characterize patients' suffering. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) …

Introduction Oral health is part of general health, and oral diseases share risk factors with
several non-communicable diseases. The World Dental Federation (FDI) has published a …

Objectives Untreated dental caries is the most prevalent medical condition worldwide, with
considerable variations in prevalence between regions and countries. The care index (CI) …

Background Patients' evaluation of care presents an essential dimension of the quality of
care. The aim of this exploratory study was to determine which factors of EUROPEP‐Dental …